Vacherie in St. James Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Vacherie
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 9, 2021
1. Vacherie Marker
Bayougoula Village, 1713. Settled by Canadians and French; later by Germans, Acadians, Spaniards. Here in 1730 Governor Perier organized expedition against Natchez Indians. Early cattle raising center. French records referred to area as Tabiscana.
Erected 1962 by The Department of Commerce and Industry.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1713.
Location. 30° 0.527′ N, 90° 43.518′ W. Marker is in Vacherie, Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is on River Road (State Highway 18) near Field Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vacherie LA 70090, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Colonel Leopold L. Armant (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. one mile away); Bourgeois Homeplace / Site Familial des Bourgeois (approx. 1.3 miles away); "Vacherie de Grande Pointe" (approx. 1.3 miles away); "Le Petit Versailles" (approx. 1.8 miles away); James Mather (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lutcher (approx. 2.8 miles away); Lutcher United Methodist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vacherie.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 9, 2021
2. Vacherie Marker
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