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

Saint Charles Borromeo Church

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 16, 2009

1. Saint Charles Borromeo Church Marker

Inscription. Fifty-three years before the Declaration of Independence, five years before New Orleans had a permanent church, immigrants to the German Coast built on the west bank a log chapel to acknowledge their dependence upon God and to express their thanks to Him for leading them to this fertile land. With gratitude we the people of St. Charles Borromeo parish, heirs of the east bank church erected in 1740, and of its successor "The Little Red Church," 1806-1921, memorialize our ancestors during the bicentennial year of our nation.

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1740.

Location. 29° 57.008′ N, 90° 22.493′ W. Marker is in Destrahan, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish. It can be reached from River Road (State Highway 48) 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); Inside Church of St. Charles Red Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Baptism (about

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300 feet away); Church of St. Charles March 20, 1859 (about 300 feet away); St. Charles Parish Bird's Eye View (about 300 feet away); Watercolors (about 300 feet away); Ormond Plantation (about 300 feet away); A Chess Game, Presbytery February 1, 1859 (about 300 feet away).

Saint Charles Borromeo Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 16, 2009

2. Saint Charles Borromeo Church

October 16, 2009

3. Saint Charles Borromeo Church Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2024

4. Saint Charles Borromeo Church Marker

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