Near Lacour in Pointe Coupιe Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Old Hickory
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 28, 2016
1. Old Hickory Marker
Erected 1980 by Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
Location. 30° 49.494′ N, 91° 36.174′ W. Marker is near Lacour, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupιe Parish. It is on State Highway 419 half a mile east of Highway 972, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Batchelor LA 70715, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Archer Lejeune (approx. Ό mile away); Mississippi River (approx. 2½ miles away); Former Site of Melancon's Cafe (approx. 6 miles away); St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Battle of Bayou Fordoche (approx. 9½ miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 9½ miles away); Birthplace of Buddy Guy (approx. 9.6 miles away); Three Rivers Confluence (approx. 13 miles away).
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 28, 2016
2. Old Hickory Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 28, 2016
3. Old Hickory Plantation
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