Cloutierville in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Bayou Folk Museum

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 18, 2005

1. Bayou Folk Museum Marker

Inscription. Home of Kate Chopin 1880-1883, renowned writer of Creole Short Stories set in famed Cane River Country. Best known for "Bayou Folk" and "A Night in Acadie". Home built in early 1800's by Alexis Cloutier on Spanish Land Grant No. B 17.01.

Erected 1970 by Louisiana Tourist Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 31° 32.422′ N, 92° 55.053′ W. Marker is in Cloutierville, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. It is on State Highway 495 0.2 miles north of Schoolhouse Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cloutierville LA 71416, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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: Escaped! Freedom Seekers in 1804 (approx. 1½ miles away); Escaped! Freedom Seekers in 1863 (approx. 1½ miles away); Gardens and Porches (approx. 1½ miles away); Industry vs Manpower (approx. 1½ miles away); The Battle of Cloutierville (approx. 1½ miles away); The Tornado (approx. 1½ miles away); Unearthing The Past (approx. 1½ miles away); The Cost of Cotton (approx. 1½ miles away).

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The house was destroyed in a fire on October 1, 2008. The marker is still on site.

Also see . . . Kate Chopin House (Cloutierville, Louisiana). Wikipedia (Submitted on August 30, 2015.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 18, 2005

2. Bayou Folk Museum Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2015. This page has been viewed 980 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.