Dallas Downtown Historic District in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pierre Dusseau

Photographed by Kayla Harper, November 8, 2020

1. Pierre Dusseau Marker

Inscription.

Pierre Dusseau (1800-1867) was born in Carcassone, in southern France. With a strong interest in the science of gardening, he joined the European American Society of Colonization in 1854 and set out for Texas to be the gardener for Victor Prosper Considérant's La Reunion Colony. With his daughters Louise and Anna, as well as Anna's husband Guillome Portevin, Dusseau arrived in this area in June 1855. He served as gardener for two years before the struggling colony disbanded. In poor health, he moved to Dallas and lived the remainder of his life with Louise and her husband, Samuel Jones.
Recorded - 2003

Erected 2003 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13176.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 46.532′ N, 96° 48.007′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in the Dallas Downtown Historic District. It can be reached from Young Street. The marker and grave are on the south side of the cemetery, close to the convention center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1201 Marilla Street, Dallas TX 75201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Pioneer Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); John W. Lane (within shouting distance of this marker); James W. (Weck) Latimer (within shouting distance of this marker); John Jay Good (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander Harwood (within shouting distance of this marker); James Martin Patterson (within shouting distance of this marker); Barton Warren Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); John McClannahan Crockett (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.

Also see . . . Pierre Dusseau. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on January 26, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Kayla Harper, November 8, 2020

2. Pierre Dusseau Marker

Photographed by Kayla Harper, November 8, 2020

3. Pierre Dusseau Marker

Location where the original gravestone was, now broken off and lost.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.