New Iberia in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
The Steamboat Era
Circa 1830-1943
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 1, 2010
1. The Steamboat Era Marker
Inscription.
The Steamboat Era. Circa 1830-1943. , Throughout much of the nineteenth century, New Iberia was the area terminus for water-borne traffic on Bayou Teche from north and east. Barges, schooners and smaller craft plied the Teche until the coming of the steamboat. In the fall of 1830, the "Plough Boy", the first steamboat to ascend the Teche , arrived in New Iberia under the command of Captain Patterson and an era was born. For one hundred years thereafter, the Teche was a main artery of steamboat traffic. Then, with improved rail service and the development of highways for motor transportation, the steamboat became obsolete.,
Donated by the Kyle Family in loving memory of , Virginia Kyle Hine and Captain William Thomson Kyle , Iberia Cultural Resources Association 2008. , French:
L’Époque des Bateaux à Vapeur , circa 1830-1943. , Au 19ème siècle, la Nouvelle-Ibérie fut le terminus des bateaux en partance le long du Bayou Teche pour le nord et l’est. Barges, schooners et petites embarcations firent la navette sur le Teche jusqu’à l’avènement du bateau a vapeur. Le “Plough Bo,” commandé par le Captaine Patterson, fut le premier bateau à vapeur à remonter le Teche. Il arriva à Nouvelle-Ibérie en automne 1830. Ce fut commencement de à l’ère moderne. Pendant plus de cent ans, le Teche fut l’artère principale utilisée par les bateaux à vapeur. Ils tombèrent en désuétude avec le développement du chemin de fer et des routes. , Spanish: ,
La Era del Buque de Vapor , circa 1830-1943. Durante una gran parte del siglo diecinueve, Nueva Iberia fue el término central de circulación naval en el Bayou Teche del norte al este. Chalanas, barbazas, goletas y otros barcos pequeños navegaban el Teche hasta la llegada del buque de vapor. En el otoño de 1830 el “Plough Boy,” el primer buque de vapor en subir el Teche, llegó a Nueva Iberia bajo el comando del Capitan Patterson y nació una nueva era. Durante los siguientes cien años el Teche fue la arteria principal de circulación de buques de vapor. Más tarde, con la mejoría del servicio de ferrocarril y el desarrollo de carreteras para transporte en automóvl, el buque de vapor cayó en desuso.
Throughout much of the nineteenth century, New Iberia was the area terminus for water-borne traffic on Bayou Teche from north and east. Barges, schooners and smaller craft plied the Teche until the coming of the steamboat. In the fall of 1830, the "Plough Boy", the first steamboat to ascend the Teche , arrived in New Iberia under the command of Captain Patterson and an era was born. For one hundred years thereafter, the Teche was a main artery of steamboat traffic. Then, with improved rail service and the development of highways for motor transportation, the steamboat became obsolete.
Donated by the Kyle Family in loving memory of Virginia Kyle Hine and Captain William Thomson Kyle Iberia Cultural Resources Association 2008
French:
L’Époque des Bateaux à Vapeur circa 1830-1943
Au 19ème siècle, la Nouvelle-Ibérie fut le terminus des bateaux en partance le long du Bayou Teche pour le nord et l’est. Barges, schooners et petites embarcations firent la navette sur le Teche
jusqu’à l’avènement du bateau a vapeur. Le “Plough Bo,” commandé par le Captaine Patterson, fut le premier bateau à vapeur à remonter le Teche. Il arriva
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à Nouvelle-Ibérie en automne 1830. Ce fut commencement de à l’ère moderne. Pendant plus de cent ans, le Teche fut l’artère principale utilisée par les bateaux à vapeur. Ils
tombèrent en désuétude avec le développement du chemin de fer et des routes.
Spanish:
La Era del Buque de Vapor circa 1830-1943
Durante una gran parte del siglo diecinueve, Nueva Iberia fue el término central de circulación naval en el Bayou Teche del norte al este. Chalanas, barbazas, goletas y otros barcos pequeños navegaban el Teche hasta la llegada del buque de vapor. En el otoño de 1830 el “Plough Boy,” el primer buque de vapor en subir el Teche, llegó a Nueva Iberia bajo el comando del Capitan Patterson y nació
una nueva era. Durante los siguientes cien años el Teche fue la arteria principal de circulación de buques de vapor. Más tarde, con la mejoría del servicio de ferrocarril y el desarrollo de carreteras para transporte en automóvl, el buque de vapor cayó en desuso.
Erected 2008 by Iberia Cultural Resources Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 30° 0.355′ N,
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 1, 2010
2. The Steamboat Era Marker
91° 49.093′ W. Marker is in New Iberia, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (State Highway 182) and North Iberia Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 E Main St, New Iberia LA 70560, 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.
More about this marker. One of twenty-one trilingual historical markers (Spanish, French and English) located throughout New Iberia.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2015. This page has been viewed 777 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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