Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Rev. Daniel McNair

January 13, 2018

1. Rev. Daniel McNair Marker

Inscription. Reverend Daniel McNair founded the Presbyterian Church of Thibodaux on June 6, 1847. It was the first Presbyterian congregation established west of the Mississippi River. A North Carolina native born in 1806, he was assigned to preach in the Mississippi Valley and south Louisiana. Pastor McNair was a stoutly built man, of great piety and grave in speech and facial appearance. He married Martha Goode, a founding member of the Presbyterian church. Her parents, Sidney Moore Goode and Louisiana Scudday Goode, owned a plantation just east of the town center. They, too, all are buried in the cemetery.

Erected by St. John's Historic Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 29° 47.646′ N, 90° 49.408′ W. Marker is in Thibodaux, Louisiana, in Lafourche Parish. It can be reached from Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 718 Jackson Street, Thibodaux LA 70301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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,

Acadia,

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 walking distance of this marker: Fayette Clay Ewing (here, next to this marker); James Frost (a few steps from this

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marker); Mary King Fulford (a few steps from this marker); Morgan Springer (a few steps from this marker); Silas T. Grisamore (a few steps from this marker); Richard Henry Allen (within shouting distance of this marker); John Carlton Beatty (within shouting distance of this marker); James Mcallister (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thibodaux.

January 13, 2018

2. Rev. Daniel McNair Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2018.