Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Point a La Hache, Louisiana/ Magnolia Plantation, Louisiana
Mississippi River Walk
Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 2, 2024
1. Point a La Hache, Louisiana/Magnolia Plantation, Louisiana Marker
Marker was replaced with a newer one put up by Mud Island Park
A) Point a La Hache, Louisiana
Mile 45.0 AHP
French explorers named the slight curve in the river bank Point of the Axe. It is the end of the Mainline Levee System on the east bank.
B) Magnolia Plantation, Louisiana
Mile 47.0 AHP
Two sea captains named Bradish and Johnson bought a large piece of land here and established a plantation in 1708. Its magnificent ten-room mansion, Magnolia, was the showplace of the territory. The levee in front of Magnolia Plantation gave way in 1903, opening a wide crevasse. Flood fighters had anticipated the emergency and a trainload of repair materials was standing by in Algiers. The train picked up workers on the way, reaching Magnolia in time to close the break before serious damage was done.
Photo credit: Alligator at Bayou Gator Park, Natchitoches, Louisiana - Louisiana Office of Tourism
Erected by Mississippi Riverwalk. (Marker Number 4.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Exploration • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1708.
Location. 35° 8.769′ N, 90° 3.523′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, 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: Junior Crevasse/Poverty Point, Louisiana/Jesuits Bend (a few steps from this marker); Ostrica Lock/Buras, Louisiana/Empire Lock/Nairn, Louisiana (a few steps from this marker); Belle Chasse, Louisiana/English Turn Bend/Caernarvon Crevasse/Poydras Crevasse (a few steps from
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 18, 2010
2. Point a La Hache, Louisiana/Magnolia Plantation, Louisiana Marker
Also see . . . Pointe ΰ la Hache, Louisiana. Ruins remain of the early 18th-century French installation, Fort de La Boulaye, that was built by French colonists to defend their claim of territory against the Spanish and English interests. The land there is mostly marshland, with a strip of higher land less than a mile wide between the wetlands and the Mississippi River. (Submitted on March 12, 2018, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 2, 2024
3. Point a La Hache, Louisiana/ Magnolia Plantation, Louisiana Marker
Marker is by the pole
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2018, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 929 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 14, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 2. submitted on March 12, 2018, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on August 14, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
