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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ED3_birthplace-of-bishop-jules-jeanmard-lieu-de-naissance-de-l-eveque-jules-jeanmard_Breaux-Bridge-LA.html
Birthplace of Bishop Jules Jeanmard/Lieu de Naissance de L'Évêque Jules Jeanmard. . . English Side . Located one block south at 123 Van Buren Street is the birthplace of the first bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, Bishop Jules B. Jeanmard. Bo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECW_legend-of-bayou-teche-la-legende-du-bayou-teche_Breaux-Bridge-LA.html
Legend of Bayou Teche/La Legendè Du Bayou Teche. . . Many, many years ago, there was a huge and venomous snake. It was so large and so long that its size was not measured in feet, but in miles. Its head was at what is now known as Morgan City an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECJ_the-valery-thibodeaux-house_Breaux-Bridge-LA.html
The Valery Thibodeaux House. CA. 1853. . This beautiful Acadian home and grounds was the site chosen by Maj. A. Gallway, 173rd N.Y. Volunteers for the encampment of his Union Troops, April 21, 1863.This house has been continuously occupied by Val…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7L_big-alabama-bayou_Breaux-Bridge-LA.html
Big Alabama Bayou. . . . Big Alabama Bayou . Big Alabama and Little Alabama Bayous are now cut off by levees, but once were bustling waterways, full of fisherman, trappers, hunters and more. The town of Sherburne, now long gone, once stood on th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7H_pont-breaux-louisiane_Breaux-Bridge-LA.html
Pont Breaux, Louisiane. (Breaux Bridge). Named for the Firmin Breaux FamilySettled by Acadians ca. 1766, Founded 1829, Incorporated 1859..
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7G_the-bridge-of-1852_Breaux-Bridge-LA.html
The Bridge of 1852. . . This turntable bridge was built in 1852 and replaced in 1891. The bridge was moved 3 miles downstream and served as a crossing for the community of Ruth until 1992. The bridge was in place when Breaux Bridge was incorporat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7F_the-pellerin-chauffe-house_Breaux-Bridge-LA.html
The Pellerin-Chauffe House. . This Queen Anne Revival cottage was built in 1896 by Edmond Pellerin. The carpenter, Emile Bergeron, built the entire house of local cypress and the house remains the finest example of rural farm life in Breaux Bridg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29V6_lake-dauterive_Saint-Martinville-LA.html
Lake Dauterive is home to one of the oldest documented cypress trees in Louisiana. The approximately 1,000-year-old tree has a circumference of 17 feet and a diameter of 5.4 feet.Though named as two separate lakes, Lake Dauterive and Lake Fausse P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26FY_maison-olivier_Saint-Martinville-LA.html
Raised Creole cottage constructed circa 1815 using boussillage, pegged cypress beams and bricks hand made by slaved using clay from Bayou Teche.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26FW_bayou-teche_Saint-Martinville-LA.html
Numerous towns, villages and cities border Bayou Teche and serve as reminders of the waterway's importance as an early transportation corridor.Central to the ecology, economy and spirit of Louisiana is the network of waterways—rivers, bayous…