Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Mary Plantation
Circa 1723
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2022
1. Mary Plantation Marker
This property was first recorded on a 1723 French colonial map of Louisiana. Louis Brognier de Clouet, a prominent Frenchman and critical figure in the development of New Orleans acquired this land from a Spanish land grant in 1774. The property was purchased and restored by Eric and Marguerite Knoblock in 1946, and is the oldest surviving structure in Plaquemines Parish.
Listed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Recorded for the
Historic American
Building Survey
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Historic American Buildings Survey, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1723.
Location. 29° 48.269′ N, 89° 59.992′ W. Marker is in Braithwaite, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish. It is on State Highway 39, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5539 LA-39, Braithwaite LA 70040, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Bayou Country 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethlehem Baptist Church School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Woodlawn High School and the Struggle for Racial Equality
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Also see . . . Official Mary Plantation website. (Submitted on September 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2022
2. Mary Plantation Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
