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Port Vincent in Livingston Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Port Vincent

 
 
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 16, 2016
1. Port Vincent Marker
Inscription. Originally a Spanish settlement and early port on Amite River route from Mississippi River via Bayou Manchac. First called Scivicque's Ferry for Vincent Scivicque, native of Italy. Parish seat 1872-1881
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 30° 20.122′ N, 90° 50.911′ W. Marker is in Port Vincent, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish. It can be reached from State Highway 16 south of Davidson Street, on the right when traveling north. Mounted on outside wall of the Port Vincent Community Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18500 LA-16, Denham Springs LA 70726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes, in Greater Baton Rouge, and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Port Vincent (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. Ό mile away); Galveztown (approx. 2½ miles away); French Settlement (approx. 3.9 miles away); Hebron Baptist Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Ascension Parish Negro Fair Association, Inc. / Ascension Parish Negro Fairgrounds (approx. 7.2 miles away); Prairieville Cemetery (approx. 8.1 miles away); Viet Nam/ Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Vincent.
 
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Port Vincent Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 16, 2016
2. Port Vincent Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2016. This page has been viewed 1,006 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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