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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24JI_morgan-springer_Thibodaux-LA.html
Born in 1814 in Fayette County, PA, to Zedoc and Eleanor Springer, Morgan flat-boated down the Mississippi River with James Frost, a friend, around 1840. A master carpenter, he soon acquired a lot on Jackson Street in Thibodaux. Frost and Springer…
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James Mcallister was born in 1809 in Kentucky and practiced law in New Orleans until moving to Thibodaux in 1838. He was elected as the city's first mayor, serving for one year, after which Mcallister became Parish Judge. In that capacity, he nota…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24JA_john-carlton-beatty_Thibodaux-LA.html
Born in 1808 in Mason County, Kentucky, Beatty and his first wife, Charlotte Reid, moved to Lafourche Parish early in life. He initially practiced medicine but became an attorney and politician, was one of the first Trustees of Thibodaux, and assi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XBT_acadia-plantation-historical_Thibodaux-LA.html
Originally named Acadie, the name was changed to Acadia in the 1830's. Once owned by Jim Bowie, the hero of the Alamo, whose family owned it from 1827 to 1831. The house was consolidated into one building from two Creole cottages and a shotgun hou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W1H_leeville-cemetery-historical_Golden-Meadow-LA.html
On June 8, 1905, during the yellow fever epidemic, three Leeville residents:Joseph C. Picciola, Camille Rebstockand Adrien LefortPurchased this plot of land from the Martin Family for the Leeville Cemetery Co. for $95. It became a large cemetery, …
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Originally called Orange City because it was the site of the principal orange orchards of Lafourche Parish. After the "Chenier Caminada" Hurricane of 1893, survivors settled Missville and Cote des Elies. Cote des Elies was renamed Leeville in hono…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VXZ_golden-meadow-historical_Golden-Meadow-LA.html
The name Golden Meadow is believed to have come from either the acres of golden rods which bloom in the marshes surrounding the area, or from the expectations of golden returns from the land. Early settlers in the area included Benjamin and Louisa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VXX_bouverans-plantation-house-historical_Lockport-LA.html
This Creole and American Greek Revival plantation house was built circa 1860 by Pierre Joseph Claudet, who named, who named it for his native village of Bouverans, France. Except for a brief period, the home has been owned by his descendents. Rest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VXK_clotilda-plantation-historical_Raceland-LA.html
Francis G. Barker, a commission merchant and sugar planter of New Orleans, purchased this site in 1874. His father, Benjamin Barker, came to Louisiana in 1839. Frank L. Barker, Francis' son, built the main house around 1907. The Barkers were also …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TUZ_saint-joseph-church-historical_Thibodaux-LA.html
The mother church of Parishes in Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Mary and lower Assumption was incorporated in 1817. Priests served the area from Assumption Church, Plattenville, until 1822 when Fr. Antoine Potini (1822-1827) became first resident past…
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