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Bayou Goula in Iberville Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Bayou Goula

 
 
Bayou Goula Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015
1. Bayou Goula Marker
Inscription.
Mugulasha Indian village captured by Bayogoulas. In 1699 Bienville here found Tonti's letter of 1686 to La Salle. Father Paul Du Ru built first chapel in Louisiana near village in 1700.
 
Erected 1962 by Department of Commerce and Industry.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationNative AmericansSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1699.
 
Location. 30° 12.312′ N, 91° 11.067′ W. Marker is in Bayou Goula, Louisiana, in Iberville Parish. Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Augusta Road (Route 69), on the right when traveling north on State Highway 1. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Castle LA 70788, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Iberville African-American Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); White Alder Memorial Light (approx. one mile away); A Civil War Soldier (approx. 2.2 miles away); St. John Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mayor S. J. "Blue" Guercio, III (approx. 3.4 miles away); Staff Housing, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Carville (approx. 3½ miles away); Triumph At Carville: A Tale of Leprosy in America
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(approx. 3½ miles away); The Daughters of Charity (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bayou Goula.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
 
Also see . . .
1. The Bayou Goula site, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. by George Irving Quimby, Publication date 1957, Contributor University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Submitted on January 22, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.) 

2. History of Bayou Goula. Bayougoula Location West side of the Mississippi at Bayougoula in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. (Submitted on January 22, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.) 

3. Bayougoula Indian Language (Bayou Goula). (Submitted on January 22, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.)
4. David Rumsey Map Collection, Course Of The River Mississipi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres. 1776 Map showing Cow Pen at the location of Bayou Goula. During Bernardo De Galvez American march in the Revolutionary War he received 10,000 cattle from Texas to feed his troops. His march was in 1779 and this is the only place where a Cow pen was shown. (Submitted on June 30, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.) (Submitted on June 30, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.) 

5. David Rumsey Map Collection, Louisiana and Mississippi. Map showing possible cattle rout to the Mississippi River
Bayou Goula Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015
2. Bayou Goula Marker
during the Revolution War. David Rumsey Map Collection 1825. Bayou Goula was Baily was Cow Pen. (Submitted on August 4, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.) 

6. Bayogoula Tribe. Bayou Goula Indians, temples with many cabins and everlasting fires, animals, victory and disease. (Submitted on July 4, 2019, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.) 
 
Original map of Fort Bute, attacked after Gálvez received cattle from Cow Pen, now Bayou Goula image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kenneth Ramagost
3. Original map of Fort Bute, attacked after Gálvez received cattle from Cow Pen, now Bayou Goula
Bayou Goula was called Cow Pen on a 1776 map image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kenneth Ramagost
4. Bayou Goula was called Cow Pen on a 1776 map
Bayou Goula Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kenneth Ramagost
5. Bayou Goula Marker
Bayou Goula is the launching platform for the Bernardo De Galvez March image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kenneth Ramagost
6. Bayou Goula is the launching platform for the Bernardo De Galvez March
2,000 cattle sent from Texas to Bayou Goula for feeding the Troops (Louisiana map) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kenneth Ramagost
7. 2,000 cattle sent from Texas to Bayou Goula for feeding the Troops (Louisiana map)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2015. This page has been viewed 2,583 times since then and 161 times this year. Last updated on August 28, 2019. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2015.   3. submitted on July 14, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.   4. submitted on August 3, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.   5. submitted on October 18, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana.   6, 7. submitted on August 28, 2019, by Kenneth Ramagost of Unknown, Louisiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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