Lafayette in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Bayou Vermilion
Photographed by Shane Cormier, October 27, 2011
1. Bayou Vermilion Marker
Battle of Bayou Vermilion October 9, 1863.
We honor the memory of those soldiers who valiantly fought on these banks.
Erected by Lafayette Parish Bayou Vermilion District.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 17, 1861.
Location. 30° 11.687′ N, 92° 0.968′ W. Marker is in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish. It is at the intersection of West Pinhook Road and La Rue France, on the right when traveling north on West Pinhook Road. Across from Outback Stakehouse, Hilton Towers and on the land near Tokyo Live. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lafayette LA 70503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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, Acadia, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James Domengeaux (approx. Ύ mile away); Vermilion River (approx. Ύ mile away); Dedicated in Honor of Christiana Gordon Smith (approx. one mile away); Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Demo Unit (approx. 1.1 miles away); Solar Thermal Applied Research and Testing (START) Lab (approx. 1.1 miles away); Green Infrastructure & Urban Prairie (approx.
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Photographed by Shane Cormier, October 27, 2011
2. Bayou Vermilion Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2011, by Shane Cormier of Lafayette, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 3,349 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2011, by Shane Cormier of Lafayette, Louisiana. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
