Darrow in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Houmas House
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
1. Houmas House Marker
Erected 1973 by Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 30° 8.421′ N, 90° 56.063′ W. Marker is in Darrow, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. It can be reached from River Road (State Highway 942) one mile north of State Highway 44, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40136 LA-942, Darrow LA 70725, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Acadiana Cajun Country, and in Greater Baton Rouge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, 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: Bocage Plantation (approx. 1.7 miles away); Tezcuco Plantation (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ascension Catholic Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Ascension Of Our Lord Catholic Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Mississippi River (approx. 3.9 miles away); Historic Donaldsonville (approx. 3.9 miles away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. L'Hermitage (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 27, 2018
2. Houmas House Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 27, 2018
3. Houmas House
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 6, 2017. 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2018.
