Napoleonville in Assumption Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Christ Episcopal Church

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 28, 2015

1. Christ Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Site of Elm Hall Plantation donated by Dr. E. E. Kittredge. Congregation organized and church constructed in 1853. Frank Willis, Architect. Consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Leonidas K. Polk in 1854. W.W. Pugh, Warden, 1853-1905.

Erected 1981 by Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 29° 56.556′ N, 91° 1.53′ W. Marker is in Napoleonville, Louisiana, in Assumption Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 1 and State Highway 1008, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Napoleonville LA 70390, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes

and in Acadiana — Cajun 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.

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Great War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Assumption Parish World War II Memorial (about 600 feet away); Assumption Parish WWII Memorial (about 600 feet away); Napoleonville (about 600 feet away); Madewood Plantation House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Battle Of Georgia Landing (approx. 6.4 miles away); Israel Baptist School / Formerly Baptist Church School (approx. 7½ miles away); Valenzuela Dans La Fourche (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Napoleonville.

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 28, 2015

2. Christ Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2015. This page has been viewed 807 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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