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

Notre Dame de la Paix

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

1. Notre Dame de la Paix Marker

Inscription. Mission chapel and cemetery served by St. James Catholic Church from 1854. Became separate parish in 1864. Our Lady of Peace parish church completed 1900 and consecrated May 12, 1902.

Erected 2000 by Parish of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 12, 1860.

Location. 29° 56.713′ N, 90° 40.949′ W. Marker is in South Vacherie, Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is on State Highway 644 0.2 miles north of Highway 643, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13281 LA-644, Vacherie LA 70090, 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

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hero's Tomb (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Chemin Militaire (approx. 1.9 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 4.3 miles away); Vacherie (approx. 5.1 miles away); Colonel Leopold L. Armant (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bayou Heron Graveyard (approx. 5½ miles away); "Le Petit Versailles" (approx. 6.1 miles away); Bourgeois Homeplace / Site Familial des Bourgeois (approx. 6.3 miles away).

Notre Dame de la Paix (Our Lady of Peace Church) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

2. Notre Dame de la Paix (Our Lady of Peace Church)

Notre Dame de la Paix Marker Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

3. Notre Dame de la Paix Marker Church

Church sign and cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

4. Church sign and cornerstone

Register of Historic Places plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

5. Register of Historic Places plaque

Our Lady of Peace
Catholic Church
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
May 22, 2013

Church entrance doors. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

6. Church entrance doors.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 773 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.