Plaquemine in Iberville Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Joseph Erwin

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 9, 2023

1. Joseph Erwin Marker

Inscription.
On This Site Lie Buried

Joseph Erwin
Revolutionary Soldier, N.C.
1762-1829

Lavinia T. Erwin
Wife
1763-1836

Eliza E. Wilson
Daughter
1796-1834

Erected 1973 by Pointe Coupee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 30° 15.702′ N, 91° 13.107′ W. Marker is in Plaquemine, Louisiana, in Iberville Parish. It is on Saint Louis Road near Louisiana Highway 1, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 57955 St Louis Rd, Plaquemine LA 70764, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

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

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plaquemine Tribe World War 1 Memorial Tablet (approx. 2.1 miles away); Plaquemine First United Methodist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Academy of Saint Basil (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old City Hall (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bayou Plaquemine (approx. 2.3 miles away); Gary J. Hebert Memorial Lockhouse (approx. 2.3 miles away); Joyce S. Hebert (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Bayou Plaquemine (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plaquemine.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 9, 2023

2. Joseph Erwin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.