Cottonport in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

The Historic Oaks of Cottonport

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

1. The Historic Oaks of Cottonport Marker

Inscription. The history of Cottonport began about 1823 when Joseph Ducote II married Marguerite Bordelon. On the bank of Bayou Rouge he cleared a cane brake, built a house, & planted these oak trees. About 1835 he donated some of his property for a road & a one room school house. This is considered the first planning effort for the town of Cottonport. Erected for Cottonport Centennial, November 9, 1888-1988

Erected 1988 by Cottonport Centennial.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is November 9, 1823.

Location. 30° 59.406′ N, 92° 3.04′ W. Marker is in Cottonport, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. It is on Front Street (State Highway 29) south of Cappel Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cottonport LA 71327, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana

and in Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Egg Pocking / Pâquer Les Œufs (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cottonport Drugstore Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Theophile Lemoine Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cottonport Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Evergreen

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(approx. 4.2 miles away); Battle of Mansura (approx. 4½ miles away); Mansura (approx. 5 miles away); Desfossé House (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cottonport.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

2. The Historic Oaks of Cottonport Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2016. This page has been viewed 1,903 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.