Gretna in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Derbigny Plantation

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

1. Derbigny Plantation Marker

Inscription. Home of Pierre A.C.B. Derbigny, 6th Governor of La., 1828~1829, member 1st La. Legislature, La. Secretary of State, La. Supreme Court Judge, Battle of N.O. veteran. 1820 operated 1st steam ferry on Miss. River at N.O. Died 1829 from a carriage accident nearby. Father of Charles Z. Derbingy, owner of plantation at Nine Mile Point.

Erected 2008 by the Jefferson Parish Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 29° 54.944′ N, 90° 4.017′ W. Marker is in Gretna, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish. It is at the intersection of Derbigny Street and 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north on Derbigny Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 235 Derbigny Street, Gretna LA 70053, 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,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North

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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 walking distance of this marker: Gretna City Hall (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Phoenix Iron Works (about 700 feet away); Royal Cyril Brooks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centennial Marker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mechanickham (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stumpf's Magic Hoodoo (approx. ¼ mile away); David Crockett Firehall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saint Joseph Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gretna.

Also see . . . Biography of Pierre Auguste Charles Bourguignon Derbigny. (Submitted on February 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Looking southeast from marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

2. Looking southeast from marker

Looking northwest towards marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

3. Looking northwest towards marker.

Marker near the Jefferson Parish Government Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

4. Marker near the Jefferson Parish Government Center

Pierre Derbigny image. Click for full size.

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5. Pierre Derbigny

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,327 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.