Eunice in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Dennis McGee

1893-1989

— Legends & Lore —

Dennis McGee Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 11, 2021

1. Dennis McGee Marker

Inscription. Among first to record Cajun music, bridging old and new tunes, styles and dances influencing generations.

French side
Un des premiers à enregistrer la musique Cadienne. Son melange de styles influence encore les artisted des nos jours.

Erected 2021 by Center for Louisiana Studies, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 87.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list.

Location. 30° 29.682′ N, 92° 24.977′ W. Marker is in Eunice, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish. It is on South Second Street south of Ronald Reagan Highway (U.S. 190), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eunice LA 70535, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: City Of Eunice (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Johnson's Grocery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Acadia Baptist Acadamy (approx. 7.3 miles away); Fred's Lounge (approx. 9.4 miles away); Le Parc Du Vieux Dépôt (approx. 13.4 miles away); Iry LeJeune (approx. 13.4 miles away); Le Vieux Presbytère (approx. 13.4 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 15.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eunice.

More about this marker. South Second Street is one way at this location.

Also see . . . Youtube Video by Alan Lomax of Dennis McGee. (Submitted on June 13, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 11, 2021

2. Dennis McGee Marker

French side of marker

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 11, 2021

3. Dennis McGee Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 12, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 2. submitted on June 13, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on June 12, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.