Jeanerette in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Beau Pre-Circa 1828

Beau Pre' Marker image. Click for full size.

September 3, 2010

1. Beau Pre' Marker

Inscription. This home, originally known as Pine Grove, was bought in 1830 by John W. Jeanerette, the first postmaster between New Iberia and Charenton, and for whom Jeanerette is named. This historic home escaped the destruction of military operations in the area during the Civil War.

Erected 1966 by Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 29° 56.992′ N, 91° 42.685′ W. Marker is in Jeanerette, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It is on East Old Spanish Trail (State Highway 182) 0.4 miles south of LSU Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7605 E Old Spanish Trail, Jeanerette LA 70544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alice Plantation House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bayside Plantation (approx. 2.2 miles away); Harry B. Hewes House (approx. 3.3 miles away); St. John The Evangelist Church Parish (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Sons of Jeanerette War Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Welcome to Jeanerette

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(approx. 3.4 miles away); Nicholas Provôt (approx. 4.1 miles away); Streetcar Wheel (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeanerette.

More about this marker. Plantation no longer standing. Land has been turned into a cemetery.

A 1967 photo of Beau Pre Plantation House. It is no longer standing. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, circa 1967

2. A 1967 photo of Beau Pre Plantation House. It is no longer standing.

Beau Pre Cemetery image. Click for full size.

September 3, 2010

3. Beau Pre Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,813 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 11, 2015. 2. submitted on September 16, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3. submitted on July 11, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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