Modeste in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Gaudin Home Place

At Philadelphia Point

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015

1. Gaudin Home Place Marker

Inscription. Site of the plantation of the Jean Baptiste Gaudin Family from 1830 to 1874. Gaudin, a native of St. James Parish, established Gaudin Home Place from several small farms. He grew cotton then sugarcane. In time he would own over 1000 arpents including the next plantation upriver, Babin Place later known as Africa Plantation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 30° 9.275′ N, 91° 0.578′ W. Marker is in Modeste, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. It is on River Road (State Highway 405) half a mile south of Preston Lane, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Donaldsonville LA 70346, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abe Hawkins (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ashland (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Butler African American Soldiers Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Fort Butler UDC Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away); Walter Lemann, Sr. Pumping Station (approx. 3.4 miles away); Fort Butler (approx. 3.4 miles away); Bayou Lafourche (approx. 3.4 miles away); Donaldsonville (approx. 3.4 miles away).

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2015

2. Gaudin Home Place Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2015. This page has been viewed 2,098 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.