Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
St. Emma Plantation
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 23, 2015
1. St. Emma Plantation Marker
Erected 1981 by Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 30° 5.059′ N, 91° 1.786′ W. Marker is in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. It is on State Highway 1 0.2 miles south of State Highway 943, on the right 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Valenzuela Dans La Fourche (approx. 2 miles away); Israel Baptist School / Formerly Baptist Church School (approx. 2.4 miles away); City Recreation Center (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bicentennial Jazz Plaza (approx. 2.6 miles away); All Roads Lead to Donaldsonville (approx. 2.6 miles away); African American Life (approx. 2.6 miles away); Central Agricultural School
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 23, 2015
2. St. Emma Plantation Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 31, 2010
3. St. Emma Plantation
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,779 times since then and 110 times this year. Last updated on July 23, 2016. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2015. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
