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

"Vacherie de Grande Pointe"

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

1. "Vacherie de Grande Pointe" Marker

Inscription. This area, a ridge, extends from Convent through Gramercy and ends at Grande Pointe in the rear. On this ridge, the world’s supply of a unique crop, Perique tobacco, is grown, processed and shipped. It is also the site of Indian mounds and sugar cane fields.

Erected 1965 by the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Natural Features.

Location. 30° 1.24′ N, 90° 44.495′ W. Marker is in Paulina, Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 44 and State Highway 642, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 44. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3105 LA-642, Paulina LA 70763, 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: Bourgeois Homeplace / Site Familial des Bourgeois (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Leopold L. Armant (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Le Petit Versailles" (approx. 1.3 miles away); Vacherie (approx. 1.3 miles away); James Mather (approx. 1½

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 2.1 miles away); Oak Alley Plantation (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lutcher United Methodist Church (approx. 3 miles away).

Marker looking west on LA-44 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

2. Marker looking west on LA-44

Looking east towards marker on LA-44. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 20, 2015

3. Looking east towards marker on LA-44.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,443 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.