Lafayette in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Pierre Dugat Home Site
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 27, 2018
1. Pierre Dugat Home Site Marker
In 1776 Pierre Dugat received a Spanish land grant for this site, which became his plantation. Indian artifacts found on this site date from 3000 B.C. to about the eighteenth century.
Erected by Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 30° 15.353′ N, 91° 59.329′ W. Marker is in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish. It is on Acadiana Park near East Alexander Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1205 East Alexander Street, Lafayette LA 70501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franηois Coulee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Holy Rosary Institute (approx. 1½ miles away); The Triangle (approx. 1.7 miles away); Miss Rose's Bar (approx. 1.7 miles away); La Place des Crιoles (approx. 2½ miles away); Welcome to Freetown / Bienvenue ΰ Freetown (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bendel Housekeeper's Home (approx. 2.7 miles away); 9-11 Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lafayette.
More about this marker. Located at the Nature Station Trail head/Front gate of the Acadiana Park Campground.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 27, 2018
2. Pierre Dugat Home Site Marker
February 27, 2018
3. Pierre Dugat Home Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,008 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on March 3, 2018.
