St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
The Myrtles
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 8, 2005
1. The Myrtles Marker
Home of the famed Gen. David Bradford, leader of the Whisky Rebellion. The Myrtles was built in 1796 on a Spanish Land Grant. The architecture, elaborate plaster work and lacy ironwork make this twenty room mansion one of Louisiana's most unusual plantation homes.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Whiskey Rebellion series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.
Location. 30° 48.163′ N, 91° 23.199′ W. Marker is in St. Francisville, Louisiana, in West Feliciana Parish. It is on Old U.S. 61 0.3 miles north of Rinaudo Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Francisville LA 70775, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lt. Commander John E. Hart (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rosedown Plantation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Goldman House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Rosenthal House - Cedar/Oak (approx. 1.7 miles away); Evergreenzine (approx. 1.7 miles away); Trinity (approx. 1.7 miles away); Brasseaux House (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Baier House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Francisville.
Also see . . . Myrtles Plantation. Wikipedia entry:
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 8, 2005
2. The Myrtles Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 8, 2005
3. The Myrtles
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