Patterson in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Battle Of Bisland
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 21, 2009
1. Battle Of Bisland Marker
Erected 1981 by Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 12, 1863.
Location. 29° 41.867′ N, 91° 22.065′ W. Marker is in Patterson, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish. It is on U.S. 90 0.3 miles west of Louisiana Highway 182, on the right when traveling north. Located east of the Calumet bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Patterson LA 70392, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Acadiana Cajun Country, and specifically in Bayou Country. 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, Acadia, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Williams Memorial Airport (approx. 2.1 miles away); Welcome to Patterson (approx. 4 miles away); Cypress Swamps (approx. 4.6 miles away); Big - Fast - Deadly (approx. 4.6 miles away); Welcome to Centerville (approx. 5.3 miles away); Bayou Teche (approx. 5.9 miles away); a different marker also named Bayou Teche (approx. 5.9 miles away); Swamps on the Cusp of Change (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Patterson.
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