Port Sulphur in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Port Sulphur
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2022
1. Port Sulphur Marker
Hub of the Louisiana sulphur industry. Built in 1932-33 by Freeport Sulphur Company to logistically support Grand Ecaille mine, world's second largest Frasch sulphur mine. It was located in Lake Washington, 10 miles SW.
Erected 1983 by Plaquemines Parish Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 29° 28.68′ N, 89° 41.527′ W. Marker is in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish. It is on Highway 23 near Freeport Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28028 LA-23, Port Sulphur LA 70083, 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 2 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plaquemines Parish (approx. 8.9 miles away); St. Thomas Church (approx. 10.1 miles away).
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2022
2. Port Sulphur 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 888 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
