Plaquemine in Iberville Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Bayou Plaquemine
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015
1. Bayou Plaquemine Marker
Passageway of Acadians after deportation of 1755 from Canada to the Southwest Attakapas.
Erected by Dow.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.
Location. 30° 17.655′ N, 91° 14.351′ W. Marker is in Plaquemine, Louisiana, in Iberville Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Schnebelen Street (Route 988), on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plaquemine LA 70764, 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, 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, the Viceroyalty of New France, 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: Joyce S. Hebert (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Bayou Plaquemine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gary J. Hebert Memorial Lockhouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old City Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Academy of Saint Basil (approx. half a mile away); Plaquemine Tribe World War 1 Memorial Tablet (approx. half a mile away); Plaquemine First United Methodist Church
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Also see . . . Plaquemine History. Plaquemine History (Submitted on January 3, 2019, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA.)
Photographed by Kenneth Ramagost
2. Bayou Plaquemine was called Piakemines River in 1775
Bayou Plaquemine was a Chetimachas Indian Settlement in 1775
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2015. This page has been viewed 806 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2015. 2. submitted on January 3, 2019, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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