Near Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Leighton

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 15, 2016

1. Leighton Marker

Inscription. On this site stood
Leighton
Plantation home of
Leonidas Polk
First Bishop of Louisiana
1841—1864
Lieutenant General C.S.A.
1861—1864

Christian✠Patriot✠Leader

Erected by The Protestant Episcopal Church Diocese of Louisiana.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil.

Location. 29° 48.241′ N, 90° 51.216′ W. Marker is near Thibodaux, Louisiana, in Lafourche Parish. It is on St. Mary Street (State Highway 1) north of Leighton Quarters Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Thibodaux LA 70301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and specifically in Bayou Country. 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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Francis Tillou Nicholls (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ridgefield Plantation Home (approx. 1.7 miles away); St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Confluence Of Bayous (approx. 1.8 miles away); George Seth Guion (approx. 1.9 miles away); John A. Lovell (approx. 1.9 miles away); Silas T. Grisamore (approx. 1.9 miles away); Richard Henry Allen (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thibodaux.

Also see . . . Leonidas Polk. Wikipedia (Submitted on August 17, 2016.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 15, 2016

2. Leighton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2016. This page has been viewed 920 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.