Gramercy in St. James Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Gramercy

Photographed by Mike Waldon, December 24, 2013

1. Gramercy Marker

Inscription. Incorporated November, 1947, located partly on Indian-French settlement & trading post site. In 1739 much of this area was sold to Joseph Delille Dupart, a Commissioner of Indian Nations under Bienville. Today area is location of various industries.
Sponsored by Stonewall Jackson Chapter No. 1135, United Daughters of the Confederacy

Erected 1968 by Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.

Location. 30° 2.543′ N, 90° 41.258′ W. Marker is in Gramercy, Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is at the intersection of East Jefferson Highway (State Highway 44) and Ellis Street, on the right when traveling east on East Jefferson Highway. Located at the foot of the Mississippi River levee. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 LA-44, Gramercy LA 70052, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lutcher (approx. half a mile away); Colonial Sugars Refinery (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Day of Honor (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also

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named Colonial Sugars Refinery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lutcher United Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Golden Grove Plantation (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bald Cypress (approx. 2.1 miles away); Willow (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gramercy.

Gramercy marker area photo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

2. Gramercy marker area photo

Mississippi River levee.

Looking northeast from marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

3. Looking northeast from marker

Wallace Bridge across the Mississippi River in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2014, by Mike Waldon of Lafayette, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,099 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 6, 2014, by Mike Waldon of Lafayette, Louisiana. 2, 3. submitted on February 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.