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Destrahan in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

St. Charles Borromeo "Little Red Church"

 
 
St. Charles Borromeo Marker image. Click for full size.
July 19, 2015
1. St. Charles Borromeo Marker
Inscription. First constructed of logs about 1740. Burned and rebuilt, 1806. Famous riverboat landmark, twenty-five miles from New Orleans where boat captains traditionally paid off their crews. Again burned and rebuilt about 1921.
 
Erected 1964 by Department of Commerce and Industry.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1740.
 
Location. 29° 56.975′ N, 90° 22.546′ W. Marker is in Destrahan, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish. It is on River Road (State Highway 48) 0.1 miles west of Church Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13396 River Rd, Destrehan LA 70047, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. 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, 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 walking distance of this marker: Ad Perpetuam Rei Memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Charles Parish Bird's Eye View (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Watercolors (about 300 feet away); Church of St. Charles March 20, 1859 (about 300 feet away); Presbytery of Church of St. Charles (about 300 feet away); Inside Church of St. Charles Red Church (about 300 feet away); Saint Charles Borromeo Church (about 300 feet away); A Baptism (about 300 feet away).
 
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St. Charles Borromeo "Little Red Church" Marker image. Click for full size.
September 3, 2016
2. St. Charles Borromeo "Little Red Church" Marker
St. Charles Borromeo "Little Red Church" Marker image. Click for full size.
September 3, 2016
3. St. Charles Borromeo "Little Red Church" Marker
St. Charles Borromeo Church image. Click for full size.
October 16, 2009
4. St. Charles Borromeo Church
St. Charles Borromeo "Little Red Church" Replica image. Click for full size.
October 16, 2009
5. St. Charles Borromeo "Little Red Church" Replica
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2015. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on July 19, 2015.   2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2016.   4. submitted on July 19, 2015.   5. submitted on July 19, 2015, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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