Grand Coteau in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Photographed by Matthew John Bridges, June 2, 2009
1. Academy of the Sacred Heart Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
Location. 30° 25.785′ N, 92° 2.33′ W. Marker is in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish. It is on Academy Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Coteau LA 70541, 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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grand Coteau (approx. 1.2 miles away); Confederate Mass Grave (approx. 3.3 miles away); Semmes Battery (approx. 4½ miles away); Welcome to Leonville (approx. 4.7 miles away); Battle of Opelousas (approx. 5½ miles away); Site of Bowie Residence (approx. 6½ miles away); Welcome to Arnaudville (approx. 6.9 miles away); Assumption School (approx. 7.2 miles away).
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Photographed by Matthew John Bridges, June 2, 2009
2. Academy of the Sacred Heart
Photographed by David Seibert, May 1969
3. Academy of the Sacred Heart in 1969
Photographed by Matthew John Bridges, June 2, 2009
4. Live oaks across the road from Sacred Heart
Photographed by Lester Jones, Photographer, February 2, 1940
5. Academy of the Sacred Heart Marker
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
HABS LA,49-GRANC,1-
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HABS LA,49-GRANC,1-
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2009, by Matthew John Bridges of Slidell, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 2,062 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2009, by Matthew John Bridges of Slidell, Louisiana. 3. submitted on August 13, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4. submitted on June 17, 2009, by Matthew John Bridges of Slidell, Louisiana. 5. submitted on June 20, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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