Iberville in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Francois Xavier Martin
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2018
1. Francois Xavier Martin Marker
1762 - 1846
Louisiana Jurist and author of the First History Of The State
Designed and erected by Newton Richards in 1847
Restored in 1978
New Orleans Archdiocesan Cemeteries
Erected by New Orleans Archdiocesan Cemeteries.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1762.
Location. 29° 57.645′ N, 90° 4.507′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Iberville. It can be reached from North Claiborne Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located within Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 N Claiborne Ave, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dominique You (a few steps from this marker); Jacques Phillippe Villere (a few steps from this marker); Albert G. Blanchard (within shouting distance of this marker); Duplantier-Peniston Tomb (within shouting distance of this marker); Paul Capdevielle (within shouting distance of this marker); WMF & PRC Bridge to Crafts Careers Program: New Orleans (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. Andre Caillioux (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oscar James Dunn (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
More about this marker. Plaque has weathered greatly to partially being unreadable.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Francois Xavier Martin. (Submitted on February 5, 2022.)
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2018
2. Francois Xavier Martin Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
