Hahnville in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Fashion Plantation

Photographed by Renee Simpson, August 10, 2012

1. Fashion Plantation Marker

Inscription. Home of General Richard Taylor, son of Zachary Taylor, Louisiana statesman and member of the 1861 Secession Convention. Commanded Louisiana District, 1862-64; defeated Banks at Battle of Mansfield, 1864. Federals plundered home in 1862.

Erected 1961 by Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 29° 57.38′ N, 90° 24.18′ W. Marker is in Hahnville, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish. It is at the intersection of River Road (State Highway 18) and Plantation Road, on the right when traveling west on River Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hahnville LA 70057, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

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 Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once New Spain,

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: The Historic Bethlehem Baptist Church Of Flagville, Louisiana (approx. 0.4 miles away); Flagville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Settlement Of The German Coast (approx. one mile away); "Denver" (approx. 1.1 miles away); Home Place (approx. 1.1 miles away); L'Anse Aux Outardes (approx. 1.3 miles away); Spanish Land Grant circa 1770 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Red Church Oak (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hahnville.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2024

2. Fashion Plantation Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2012, by Renee Simpson of Hahnville, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 5,083 times since then and 269 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 10, 2012, by Renee Simpson of Hahnville, Louisiana. 2. submitted on June 20, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.