St. Martinville in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Judge Émile Édouard (Edward) Simon

1824-1914

Photographed by Mike Waldon, June 28, 2013

1. Judge Émile Édouard (Edward) Simon Marker

Inscription. A native of St. Martinville, Simon studied law at Harvard under Joseph Story and Simon Greenleaf, earning his degree in 1846. As 14th Judicial District Judge from 1853 to 1865, Simon was to become the second of four generations of judges. While Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was writing the epic poem Evangeline and teaching at Harvard, Simon was a student there. Family tradition holds that Simon told Longfellow about the establishment of Acadian exiles here in 1765 and described for him the geography and local color of the Teche country. May this plaque forever honor our distinguished native son!

Erected by City of St. Martinville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 30° 7.308′ N, 91° 49.65′ W. Marker is in St. Martinville, Louisiana, in St. Martin Parish. It is on Port Street near S New Market Street. In Evangeline Oak Park on west bank of Bayou Teche. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Martinville LA 70582, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 walking distance of this marker: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (a few steps from this marker); The Old Castillo Hotel (a few steps from this marker); Evangeline Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to St. Martinville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Deportation Cross (about 300 feet away); The Eternal Flame (about 300 feet away); Evangeline Monument (about 600 feet away); On This Site Lie Buried Officers of The Attakapas Militia (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Martinville.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 3, 2010

2. Judge Émile Édouard (Edward) Simon Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2013, by Mike Waldon of Lafayette, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 28, 2013, by Mike Waldon of Lafayette, Louisiana. 2. submitted on November 3, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.