Morgan City in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Dr. Walter Brashear

B. MD. 1776 - D. LA. 1860

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 23, 2005

1. Dr. Walter Brashear Marker

Inscription. Famed as surgeon in KY. 1806. Settled Attakapas, LA. 1809. Became large landowner, sugar planter in St. Mary, serving many years in LA. Legislature. Town of Brashear, now Morgan City, incorporated 1860.

Erected 1976 by Bicentennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 29° 41.736′ N, 91° 11.274′ W. Marker is in Morgan City, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish. It is on Myrtle Drive north of Auditorium Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morgan City LA 70380, 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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Attakapa Militia (here, next to this marker); Fort Star (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Civil War Years (approx. one mile away); Sacred Heart Of Jesus Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Offshore Oil Well (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Governor Jared Young Sanders Memorial Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Charles Morgan (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan City.

Dr. Walter Brashear Marker area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 23, 2005

2. Dr. Walter Brashear Marker area

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,004 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.