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

Brusly, Louisiana

Oldest Settlement In West Baton Rouge

— Village Of Brusly Landing Incorporated October 1, 1901 —

Brusly, Louisiana Marker (English side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015

1. Brusly, Louisiana Marker (English side)

Inscription.
Side A
Following the 1755 exile from Nova Scotia Acadians & descendants received Spanish land grants and settled the area. Among those arriving in 1785 was Jacques Molaison, who began a business. A settlement grew around his land; the name Brusly Landing evolved as steamboats stopped to pick up locally grown cotton. Today residents and descendants of early settlers call Brusly home.
Side B
Brusly, Louisiane
Le Premier Peuplement de West Baton Rouge
Brusly, Fondé Le 1er Octobre 1901

Après l'exil de nouvelle-écosse en 1755, les Acadiens recurent des terres du gouverneur Espagnol et s'installèrent. Jacques Molaison arriva en 1785 et établit un commerce. Un village se développa alentour. Les bateaux arrêt à l'embarcadère de Brusly pour charger le coton des environs. Les habitants actuels de Brusly sont les descendants des pionniers de 1785.

Erected 2003 by West Baton Rouge Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. 30° 23.172′ N, 91° 14.672′ W. Marker is in Brusly, Louisiana, in West

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Baton Rouge Parish. It is at the intersection of South Vaughn Drive (State Highway 1) and East St. Francis Street, on the left when traveling south on South Vaughn Drive. Located in the Town of Brusly Memorial Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 610 S Vaughn Drive, Brusly LA 70719, 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 walking distance of this marker: Open Sugar Kettles (here, next to this marker); Charles P. Adams (a few steps from this marker); New Brusly Town Hall Memorial (a few steps from

Brusly, Louisiana Marker (French side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015

2. Brusly, Louisiana Marker (French side)

this marker); Herbert Osborn Dickerson (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Lukeville School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Antioch Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brusly.

Brusly, Louisiana Marker and Town Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015

3. Brusly, Louisiana Marker and Town Plaza

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2015. This page has been viewed 939 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.