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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MA3_st-john-cathedral-oak_Lafayette-LA.html
The tree, one of the largest live oak trees in the United States, is estimated to be almost 500 years old. It was a large tree in 1800 when the property was donated to the Catholic Church. The age of the tree is based on the average sizes of known…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M2M_lafayette-museum_Lafayette-LA.html
Established 1954
by
Les Vingt-Quatre
Home of Louisiana's
first Democratic Governor
Alexandre Mouton (1804-1882)
Built prior to 1836
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AV1_gilbert-du-motier-marquis-de-la-fayette_Lafayette-LA.html
Sculpture by Charles Correia. Cast by Shidoni Foundry. Erected by the Lafayette Centennial Commission on July 2, 1987 as a gift to the people of Lafayette, Louisiana following the celebration of the centennial of the city's name change in 1884 fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM191Z_pillars-of-progress_Lafayette-LA.html
On September 15, 1953, Clara Dell Constantine, Martha Jane Conway, Charles Vincent Singleton, and Shirley Taylor attempted to enroll at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. They were denied, due …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9F_st-cecilia-school_Broussard-LA.html
Dedicated August 25, 1909, by Fr. Arthur Drossaerts, Pastor of Sacred Heart church in Broussard, and opened on September 15, 1909 with an enrollment of seventy students. Accredited ass an elementary and secondary school by the State Department of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX9E_the-cathedral-of-saint-john-the-evangelist_Lafayette-LA.html
First church in Lafayette Parish was "l'Eglise St Jean de Vermilion." Built on a gift of this site by Jean Mouton, 1821. In 1824 he donated land for a court house and founded Vermilionville (Lafayette).
(Reverse):La premiere eglise de la parois…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3K_la-place-des-cr-oles_Lafayette-LA.html
Founded March 18, 1991, to preserve and promote the history and culture of the Cr?oles (African-Americans) of the area.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3J_general-alfred-mouton_Lafayette-LA.html
1829-1864. Confederate Brigadier general from Lafayette who served in Shiloh, Lafourche, Teche, and Red River campaigns. Killed at Mansfield, leading Confederacy to its most important military victory west of the Mississippi.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3I_cathedral-carmel-school_Lafayette-LA.html
Established in 1846. A combination of Mount Carmel Academy and Cathedral School. Operated by the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parish in the Diocese of Lafayette. Affiliated with the Sisters of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the De La Salle Chr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3F_bayou-vermilion_Lafayette-LA.html
Battle of Pinhook Bridge April 17, 1863Battle of Bayou Vermilion October 9, 1863We honor the memory of those soldiers who valiantly fought on these banks.