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

Golden Grove Plantation

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

1. Golden Grove Plantation Marker

Inscription. On this site from 1817 to 1880 the Shepherd and Hooke families operated a large sugar plantation, part of which became Gramercy, LA, in 1895. The Greek Revival plantation house was lost to the river in 1902.

Erected by the St. James Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 30° 3.003′ N, 90° 40.54′ W. Marker is in Gramercy, Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is on East Jefferson Highway (State Highway 44) 0.2 miles east of South Willow Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: East Jefferson Highway, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Colonial Sugars Refinery (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Colonial Sugars Refinery (approx. half a mile away); A Day of Honor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gramercy (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lutcher (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lutcher United Methodist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Bald Cypress (approx. 1.6 miles away); Allées Gwendolyn Midlo Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gramercy.

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Marker at Highway 44 and bridge exit road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

2. Marker at Highway 44 and bridge exit road.

Marker in front of sugar refinery. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

3. Marker in front of sugar refinery.

Marker with Wallace Bridge in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

4. Marker with Wallace Bridge in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,241 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.