Sorrel in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Sorrel
November 22, 2009
1. Sorrel Marker
(English)Site of one of the early ranches along the Old Cattle Route from Mexico to Vacherie on the Miss. Joseph Sorrel, in cattle business from 1750's had land claims of over three thousand acres.
Emplacement d'unι des premieres fermes d'ιlevage sur la Vielle Route du Bιtail qui va du Mexique jusqu'ΰ Vacherie sur le Mississippi. Joseph Sorrel, ιleveur depuis environ 1750, avait des droits sur 1200 hectares de terre.
Erected 1964 by Department of Commerce and Industry.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.
Location. 29° 53.491′ N, 91° 37.089′ W. Marker is in Sorrel, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish. It is on State Highway 182 0.1 miles south of State Highway 318, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20056 LA-182, Jeanerette LA 70544, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Acadiana Cajun Country, and specifically in Bayou Country. 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, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Steamboats
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Also see . . . Pousser Des bκtes, Lost History of the Atchafalaya. LOUISIANA CATTLE DRIVES IN THE ATCHAFALAYA HERITAGE AREA
By Cliff LeGrange with Stella Carlin Tanoos (Submitted on October 18, 2018, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA.)
November 22, 2009
2. Sorrel Marker English and French
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