Saint Rose in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Elkinsville-Freetown

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 9, 2016

1. Elkinsville-Freetown Marker

Inscription.
After the Civil War in 1873, Palmer Elkins, a free man of color, purchased property, tracts 8, 9, & 10 for $943.50. Mr. Elkins was the President of the St. Mary Benevolent Association and helped to educate freed men of color. In 1880, he asked several freed men of color to rear their families and receive training for a living in Elkinsville, also known as Freetown.
The first nineteen landowners were: Palmer Elkins • Abraham Jackson • George Cacher • John Marby • Smith McCutcheons • Frank Peters • James and Ellen Price • Robert Williams • Betsy Cacher • Thorton Alexander • August Freigil • Mary Louis • Stephen Henderson • Nancy Leonce • John Leonce • Antoine Jones • Jacob Banks • Hockley Watts • Williams Robertson

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 29° 56.554′ N, 90° 19.275′ W. Marker is in Saint Rose, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish. It is on River Road (State Highway 48) near 1st Street, on the right when traveling south. Located on the levee at 1st Street terminus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Rose LA 70087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Labranche Plantation Dependency

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Mule Barn (approx. 2.6 miles away); Destrehan Plantation (approx. 2.6 miles away); Destrehan Manor House (approx. 2.7 miles away); George Prince Ferry Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Hale Boggs Bridge (approx. 3 miles away); Saint Charles Borromeo Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Ad Perpetuam Rei Memoriam (approx. 3.3 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 9, 2016

2. Elkinsville-Freetown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2016, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 2,334 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2016.