Gibsland in Bienville Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Ma Canfield's Cafe

Historical Site

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 24, 2021

1. Ma Canfield's Cafe Marker

Inscription. This Is The Location Of Ma Canfield's Cafe Where Bonnie Parker And Clyde Barrow Stopped At 9am On May 23, 1934, Picked Up Sandwiches And Drove Off To Their Deaths 7 Miles Away.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings • Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is May 23, 1934.

Location. 32° 32.688′ N, 93° 3.186′ W. Marker is in Gibsland, Louisiana, in Bienville Parish. It is on Main Street (U.S. 80) north of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in front of the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2419 Main St, Gibsland LA 71028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the

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Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow Ambush Site (approx. 7½ miles away); Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker (approx. 7½ miles away); Russellville (approx. 8.4 miles away); Site of Macedonia Baptist Church (approx. 10.8 miles away); Claiborne Parish Confederate Monument (approx. 11 miles away); W.R. Shadow Home (approx. 11½ miles away); St. John Colored School (approx. 12.4 miles away); Sparta (approx. 12.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gibsland.

Ma Canfield's Cafe image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 24, 2021

2. Ma Canfield's Cafe

Marker is under the green awning.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 5,297 times since then and 711 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.