Belle Rose in Assumption Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Grand Bayou
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 29, 2005
1. Grand Bayou Marker
home that our feet may leave
but not our hearts."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Founded by
Gustave Joseph De La Barre
Circa 1900
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 30° 0.917′ N, 91° 7.862′ W. Marker is in Belle Rose, Louisiana, in Assumption Parish. It is at the intersection of Grand Bayou Road and Louisiana Highway 70, on the right when traveling south on Grand Bayou Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1265 LA-70, Belle Rose LA 70341, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes and in Acadiana Cajun 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pierre Part Veterans Park Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pierre Part Bay (approx. 6 miles away); Israel Baptist School / Formerly Baptist Church School (approx. 6 miles away); Virgin Island (approx. 6 miles away); a different marker also named Virgin Island (approx. 6 miles away); Valenzuela Dans La Fourche (approx. 6.4 miles away); St. Emma Plantation (approx. 7.7 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belle Rose.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 29, 2005
2. Grand Bayou
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