Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Fazendeville
Photographed By James Hulse, January 13, 2023
1. Fazendeville Marker
Inscription.
Fazendeville. . Louis and Hilaire St. Amand, free men of color, purchased the Chalmette Plantation from Pierre Denis de La Ronde in 1817 and ultimately subdivided the plantation into five lots in 1832. The wealthy St. Amand family in turn conveyed parcels of the property to others including extended family members. Jean Pierre Fazende and his wife, Catiche Paillet, both free people of color, bequeathed the property to Jean Pierre Fazende, Jr. in 1857, and he remained in possession of the tract until he subdivided a portion to establish a settlement for freed enslaved people and former free people of color in 1867. Fazendeville was established on a parcel of property, which had been part of the sugar plantation on the site of the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, belonging to Ignace de Lino de Chalmette. Fazende was highly educated and recognized that the transition from slavery to freedom was to be arduous., Reverse Side , By the 1870s, the community had developed a healthy identity. It had its own school, general store, and church: Battle Ground Baptist Church. Generations of the same families lived there until 1964, when the United States government acquired Fazendeville by "right of eminent domain" to incorporate the village into the Chalmette National Historical Park. Thus, a site of vital importance to understanding the evolution of enslaved peoples to freedom was lost to posterity.
Louis and Hilaire St. Amand, free men of color, purchased the Chalmette Plantation from Pierre Denis de La Ronde in 1817 and ultimately subdivided the plantation into five lots in 1832. The wealthy St. Amand family in turn conveyed parcels of the property to others including extended family members. Jean Pierre Fazende and his wife, Catiche Paillet, both free people of color, bequeathed the property to Jean Pierre Fazende, Jr. in 1857, and he remained in possession of the tract until he subdivided a portion to establish a settlement for freed enslaved people and former free people of color in 1867. Fazendeville was established on a parcel of property, which had been part of the sugar plantation on the site of the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, belonging to Ignace de Lino de Chalmette. Fazende was highly educated and recognized that the transition from slavery to freedom was to be arduous.
Reverse Side By the 1870s, the community had developed a healthy identity. It had its own school, general store, and church: Battle Ground Baptist Church. Generations of the same families lived there until 1964, when the United States government acquired Fazendeville by "right of eminent domain" to incorporate the village into the Chalmette National Historical Park. Thus, a site of vital importance to understanding the
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evolution of enslaved peoples to freedom was lost to posterity.
Location. 29° 56.826′ N, 89° 59.472′ W. Marker is in Chalmette, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. Marker is at the intersection of West St. Bernard Highway and Chalmette National Park Scenic Road on West St. Bernard Highway. The marker is located at the main entrance of the Chalette Battlefield by the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Battlefield Road, Chalmette LA 70043, United States of America. Touch for directions.
. National Park Service (Submitted on January 15, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, January 13, 2023
3. The Fazendeville Marker is the middle marker of the three markers
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.