Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Sandbar Plantation House

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015

1. Sandbar Plantation House Marker

Inscription. Built c1837 for Dr. Thomas Philander and Marie Aureline Vaughan as a wedding gift. Purchased in 1925 by Chas. H. Dameron, who introduced the first steam shovel to levee construction. Mrs. Ethel Claiborne “Puffy” Dameron's residence during her leadership of establishing the first West Baton Rouge Library. She also help found the WBR Museum.

Erected by Ron and Genie Hendry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 30° 24.519′ N, 91° 12.992′ W. Marker is in Port Allen, Louisiana, in West Baton Rouge Parish. It is at the intersection of South River Road (Route 988) and Justin Lane, on the left when traveling north on South River Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4234 S River Road, Port Allen LA 70767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

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: Antonia Plantation (approx. half a mile away); Historic Cinclare Plantation (approx. 1.4 miles away); Original Brusly High School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Skip Bertman

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Skip Bertman Legacy (approx. 1.7 miles away); Jerry Marchand (approx. 1.7 miles away); Benny McArdle (approx. 1.7 miles away); Connie Ryan (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Sandbar Plantation House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015

2. Sandbar Plantation House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2015. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.