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Pine Bluff in Jefferson County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Auguste La noir de Serville

 
 
Auguste La noir de Serville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 10, 2010
1. Auguste La noir de Serville Marker
Inscription.
To honor
Auguste La noir de Serville
Hero of the American Revolution
French Marine served under Count de Grasse
Wounded Yorktown, VA Oct. 14, 1781
Died Jefferson Co. Ark. Dec. 30, 1828

 
Erected 1929 by Pine Bluff Chapter, D.A.R.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1824.
 
Location. 34° 13.772′ N, 92° 0.22′ W. Marker is in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in Jefferson County. It is on West Barraque Street close to North Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the grounds of the Jefferson County courthouse in front of the West wing of the building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pine Bluff AR 71601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta and in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 walking distance of this marker: Battle of Pine Bluff (a few steps from this marker); A Memorial to the War that United the North and South (within shouting distance of this marker); Barraque Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson County First Court House (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Joseph Bonne Cabin (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saenger Theatre (about 500 feet away); Saint Andrew's — A Black Episcopal Mission (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boone-Murphy House / Union Strategy and Pine Bluff (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pine Bluff.
 
Auguste La noir de Serville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 10, 2010
2. Auguste La noir de Serville Marker
Auguste La noir de Serville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 10, 2010
3. Auguste La noir de Serville Marker
Looking West. Also visible is the 'Battle of Pine Bluff' marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,695 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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