Jeanerette in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Nicholas Provôt
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 22, 2009
1. Nicholas Provôt Marker
Erected 1979 by Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1793.
Location. 29° 54.553′ N, 91° 39.661′ W. Marker is in Jeanerette, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 182) and Trappey Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jeanerette LA 70544, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Streetcar Wheel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Steamboats (about 500 feet away); The Sons of Jeanerette War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. John The Evangelist Church Parish (approx. ¾ mile away); Welcome to Jeanerette (approx. ¾ mile away); Harry B. Hewes House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bayside Plantation (approx. 2 miles away); Alice Plantation House (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeanerette.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 22, 2009
2. Nicholas Provôt Marker
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