The Old Castillo Hotel
This building erected 1835-40. As an inn it welcomed travelers and was a center for the town's social activities. Since its purchase in 1899 by the Sisters of Mercy, it has been used as a private...
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Deportation Cross
The original Deportation Cross, near Grand-Pré National Historic Site in Nova Scotia is located in the vicinity of the embarkation of the victims of the Acadian Diaspora of 1755. Dedicated on...
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St. Martinville
City developed c.1795 ~ c.1890 through unusual semi-feudal arrangement where town property holders paid an "annual and perpetual" rent to the congregation of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church.
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St. Martinville
Développée c. 1795-1890 grâce à un arrangement particulier de type féodal. Les propriétaires payaient une rente "annuelle et perpétuelle" à l'Église pour le terrain cédé.
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St. Peter's Cemetery
Established Mar. 24, 1838. Interred here are F.H. Duperier, incorporator of New Iberia, U.S. Senators Robert & Edwin Broussard, Lt. Gov. Emile Verret, James Beddell, designer of "The Shadows," &...
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Livermore Town Jail
LIVERMORE TOWN JAIL BUILT 1923 Designed by prominent East Bay Architect, Henry H. Meyers Built by Pauly Jail Building Co. for $900 To prevent prisoner escapes, this concrete...
Relocation of Vidalia
"Vidalia, a City on the Move!" is the slogan which has, in recent years, signified a progressive town surging ever forward. But, in 1938, it meant something entirely different to Vidalians as...
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Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station
In 1990, construction of the largest prefabricated power plant in the world, the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station, was completed 40 miles south of Vidalia. It was the vision of...
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Mississippi River - Vidalia Riverwalk
One of the longest rivers in North America, the Mississippi flows 2,340 miles from Lake Itasca, Minn., to the Gulf of Mexico 100 miles below New Orleans, and its floodplain encompasses more...
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The Bernard Bertrand Home
In 1883, the town of Rayne was incorporated and J.D. Bernard served as its first mayor. The Bernard residence stands today as one of Rayne's few remaining early structures. Originally located on...
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St. Alphonsus Church
"La Chapelle à Maurice" was built on the ten acres donated in 1889 by Jean-Maurice Villien and his wife, Marie Chaty, from the provinces of Savoie and Lorraine, France, respectively....
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Pontiac Peace Treaty
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License
Alpha House
Built about 1918, this Neoclassical-style structure houses Gamma Lambda Chapter, third graduate chapter of the first black national Greek letter fraternity in the United States: Alpha Phi Alpha...
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Winter Quarters Plantation
Winter Quarters Plantation was owned by Haller Nutt during the Civil War. The plan- tation was used as an overnight stopping point by thousands of Federal troops on their march to Hard Times. The...
Washington Elm
UNDER THIS TREE WASHINGTON FIRST TOOK COMMAND OF THE AMERICAN ARMY JULY 3, 1775 Submitted by @RNewengland
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Flowery Mound
Flowery Mound is a rectangular platform mound. The corners are oriented to the cardinal directions. Studies of the soil in the mound suggest it was built in a single episode around AD 1000....
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Semmes Battery
Submitted by alwaysreadtheplaque
Sand Bar Fight
James Bowie, wounded as a second in Well-Maddox duel and wielding, the awesome blade of his design, killed Norris Wright Sept. 19, 1827. Modified knife later became famous as "The Bowie Knife."
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Linwood Plantation
Near this site was the Taensa Village, visited by de LaSalle, Tonti, Father Membre in 1682 explorations. In 1699-1700 Father de Montigny made peace between the Taensa and Natchez and established a...
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Mound Plantation
Mound Plantation has a rectangular-shaped mound with a flat top. It is 10½ feet tall and 125 by 138 feet at the base. Pottery found near the mound suggests Indians built it around AD 800-1000.
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