Houma in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Southdown Plantation House
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, 2006
1. Southdown Plantation House Marker
This is one of my old photos from 2006. Marker has been broken and missing for at least 3 years.
First floor built c. 1859 by William J. Minor of Natchez, Mississippi. Second floor added in 1893 by Henry C. Minor. In 1920's Southdown management pioneered development of disease resistant POJ sugarcane varieties.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 29° 35.39′ N, 90° 44.386′ W. Marker was in Houma, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish. It could be reached from Little Bayou Black Road (State Highway 311) just south of St. Charles Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Houma LA 70360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country and specifically in Bayou Country. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Southdown Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); Southdown High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fifth Districts High School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Saint Francis de Sales Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); YRF-4C Phantom II (approx. 1.2 miles away); Terrebonne Parish Courthouse Square Oaks (approx. 1.2 miles away);
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More about this marker. Marker was hit by vehicle or mowing equipment, according to museum curator. Marker was found and is currently in storage on the property, and has been for at least 3 years.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 26, 2011
2. Southdown Plantation House/Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
