Merryville in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Leather Britches
Legends & Lore
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 11, 2021
1. Leather Britches Marker
Alias of Charles Smith sharpshooting outlaw who fought in 1912 Grabow Labor Riot. Killed during ambush.
Buried face down.
Erected 2019 by Center for Louisiana Studies, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 68.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Labor Unions • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 30° 45.244′ N, 93° 32.485′ W. Marker is in Merryville, Louisiana, in Beauregard Parish. Marker is at the intersection of North Railrod Avenue and Museum Drive, on the right when traveling west on North Railrod Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Merryville LA 70653, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Burk's Log Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Sam Houston Jones (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles "Leather Bitches" Smith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Atakapa-Coushatta Trace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the Coushatta Indian Village (approx. 0.4 miles away); Inman Cemetery (approx. 5˝
this page online
More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Merryville Historical Museum.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . Louisiana Myths and Legends official link about Leather Britches Smith. (Submitted on June 13, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 11, 2021
2. Leather Britches Marker
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 5, 2019
3. Leather Britches Gravesite
This is the historical gravesite location of Leather Britches Smith. It is located about a half mile south in the Merryville Cemetery.
Coordinates are 30.748854N, -93.538010W
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
