Vacherie in St. James Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Colonel Leopold L. Armant
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015
1. Colonel Leopold L. Armant Marker
Erected 1965 by the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 30° 0.316′ N, 90° 44.123′ W. Marker is in Vacherie, Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is on State Highway 18 0.1 miles east of Toth Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: LA-18, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vacherie (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. one mile away); Bourgeois Homeplace / Site Familial des Bourgeois (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Vacherie de Grande Pointe" (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Le Petit Versailles" (approx. 1.2 miles away); James Mather (approx. 2.1 miles away); Oak Alley Plantation (approx. 2½ miles away); Lutcher United Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vacherie.
Also see . . .
this page online
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015
2. View of marker looking east on LA-18.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015
3. Marker falling over a bit.
Photographed by David Seibert, circa 1968
4. Armant Plantation House
Built c.1800, the house was abandoned by 1968 when this photo was taken. The house was demolished in 1969.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,943 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on September 15, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.
