S.S. Morro Castle Memorial
In MemoriamS.S. Morro CastleSeptember 8, 1934This monument is dedicated to the 137 passengers and crew of the S.S. Morro Castle who lost their lives on September 8, 1934 when the ship burned off...
Suffolk Resolves House
The Suffolk Resolves was signed in this house in Sept 1774 & then carried to the Continental Congress in PA by Paul Revere. Originally located on the Wharf, moved to current location in...
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Ascension Catholic Church
This church founded August 15, 1772 by Father Angel de Revillagodos on orders of King Charles III of Spain. Cornerstone of present church laid June, 1876 by Bishop Elder of Natchez and the April...
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Donaldsonville #1
Second Acadian Coast. Town founded by William Donaldson, 1806, on farm of Pierre Landry. Began as trading post about 1750. Home of Governor Francis T. Nicholls, of Dr. F.M. Prevost, who performed...
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Donaldsonville #2
Made capital of Louisiana in 1830; Legislature met from January 4 to March 16 and reconvened in 1831. In 1848 the old State House, located across from this site, was razed, and its bricks used...
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Francis T. Nicholls 1834-1912
On the site directly across from this marker Francis T. Nicholls — Confederate General, Governor and Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court — was born and reared.
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Bicentennial Jazz Plaza
Jazz developed at the turn of the 20th century in south Louisiana and was born from a combination of musical traditions: work songs, spirituals, blues, and ragtime. From the early days of...
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Walter Lemann, Sr. Pumping Station, Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District - 1955
This facility is dedicated to the memory of Walter Lemann, Sr. (1879-1952) a citizen of Donaldsonville whose untiring efforts to restore a flow of fresh water to Bayou Lafourche continued from...
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Dr. King's Last Flight
DR. KING’S LAST FLIGHT On April 3, 1968, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a pivotal leader in the Modern Civil Rights Movement, landed at Memphis Metropolitan Airport for what would...
Plough Boulevard
PLOUGH BOULEVARD PLOUGH BOULVARD, THE AIRPORT CONNECTOR ROAD, IS NAMED FOR AND DEDICATED IN HONOR OF ONE OF MEMPHIS’ LEADING CITIZENS AND PHILANTHROPISTS, ABE PLOUGH. THE LANDSCAPING...