Darrow in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

MISSING

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L'Hermitage

1812-1814

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 24, 2008

1. L'Hermitage Marker

Inscription.
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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker was in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico

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state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain,

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: Bocage Plantation (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ascension Of Our Lord Catholic Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Ascension Catholic Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Mississippi River (approx. 1.7 miles away); Historic Donaldsonville (approx. 1.7 miles away); Canary Islanders Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Crescent Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory Of (approx. 1.7 miles away).

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

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(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 959 times since then and 84 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 27, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.