Prairieville in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Galveztown

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 8, 2015

1. Galveztown Marker

Inscription. Old Spanish town at junction of Amite River and Bayou Manchac. Settled by Anglo-Americans, 1776-78, seeking Spanish refuge from American Revolution and by Canary Islanders (Islenos). Named for Spanish Governor Bernardo de Galvez. Town was abandoned by 1810.

Erected 1962 by Department of Commerce and Industry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 30° 20.516′ N, 90° 53.336′ W. Marker is in Prairieville, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. It is at the intersection of OakGrove-Port Vincent Highway (State Highway 42) and Diez Road, on the right when traveling east on OakGrove-Port Vincent Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prairieville LA 70769, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Port Vincent (approx. 2.4 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Port Vincent (approx. 2½ miles away); The Ascension Parish Negro Fair Association, Inc. / Ascension Parish Negro Fairgrounds (approx. 5.3 miles away); Hebron Baptist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away);

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Tiger Bend Archaeological Site (approx. 6 miles away); French Settlement (approx. 6.2 miles away); Prairieville Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prairieville.

Galveztown Marker and land area image. Click for full size.

May 8, 2015

2. Galveztown Marker and land area

Galveztown area image. Click for full size.

May 8, 2015

3. Galveztown area

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2015. This page has been viewed 3,043 times since then and 182 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.