Christ Episcopal Church
Site of Elm Hall Plantation donated by Dr. E. E. Kittredge. Congregation organized and church constructed in 1853. Frank Willis, Architect. Consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Leonidas K. Polk in 1854....
- louisiana
- church
Confluence Of Bayous
Near hear was the prehistoric fork of Bayou Lafourche and Bayou Terrebonne. Acadians settled the area in 1785 and were joined by earlier French, German, Spanish and American settlers. The Village...
- louisiana
St. John's Episcopal Church
One of the oldest Episcopal churches in the Mississippi Valley. Parish organized in 1843. Cornerstone laid in January 1844. Consecrated in March of same year by Bishop Leonoidas Polk, Bishop of Louisiana.
- louisiana
- church
Laurel Valley
A 1785 Spanish Land Grant to Acadian Etienne Boudreaux is part of the largest surviving 19th Century Plantation manufacturing complex in the United States. Over 70 structures, including a sugar...
City of Thibodaux
Incorporated as a town on March 10, 1838. Early records show settlement existed in late 1790's as an important trading post for the Lafourche country. Named for Henri Schuyler...
- louisiana
Leonidas Polk
Born April 10, 1806in RaleighNorth CarolinaDied June 14, 1864at Pine MountainGeorgiaFirst Bishop of Louisiana1841——1864Organized SaintJohn's Church
- louisiana
Nine Dragon Wall
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Fayette County
Octagon Brewery
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San Luis Obispo
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Rachel Revere Park
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John Newberry's Marker
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License
Plaque
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Lewisburg Cross-Cut Canal historic marker
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Elwell Ferry
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Lesley Looper, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial License
Old Dearborn Bank Building
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Jersey Settlers
Erected, 1968, by Descendants of the New Jersey Settlers Organization (formed 1940) in memory of settlers of 1772 & their descendants who rest in Caleb King & Daniel Farrar Cemetery, Kingston Plantation.
- missisippi
Metairie Ridge School
On this site in April 1909, the first public school in Metairie opened and Metairie Ridge School. Land donated by Alfred E. Bonnabel who is often referred to as "The Father of Education"...
- louisiana
- education
Peck Village
Peck Village is a village and mound site where Indians lived between 100 BC and AD 1200. Archaeologist James A. Ford excavated here in 1933. He used a method called seriation to study the changes...
- louisiana
- native american
Peck Mounds
The Peck Mounds site has 5 mounds built along the bluff above Lake Louie. Only 4 mounds are visible today. The largest is platform shaped and measures 18 feet tall and 165 by 180 feet at the base....
- louisiana
- native american