Darrow in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
L'Hermitage
1812-1814
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, August 24, 2008
1. L'Hermitage Marker
Greek Revival mansion built by Marius Pons Bringier as wedding gift for his son Michael Douradou, who named the house for General Andrew Jackson's home in Tennessee. The Jacksons visited here in the 1820s.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series list.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 30° 6.788′ N, 90° 57.606′ W. Marker was in Darrow, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. Marker could be reached from State Highway 942, 0.3 miles west of Stafford Levy Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 38308 Hwy 942, Darrow LA 70725, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Bocage Plantation (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ascension Of Our Lord Catholic Church (approx. 1˝ miles away); Ascension Catholic Church (approx. 1˝ miles away); Mississippi River (approx. 1.7 miles away); Historic Donaldsonville (approx. 1.7 miles away); Canary Islanders Memorial
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More about this marker. The photo is my old photo I found from 2008. Marker has been removed since at least 2011. ANY other photo of marker would be appreciated. Photo was only picture I could locate, although I had a few others. It was taken on a Sony Mavica FD73 Floppy Disc camera.
Also see . . . L’Hermitage Plantation. 64 Parishes website entry (Submitted on June 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 42 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 27, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
