Legonier in Pointe Coupée Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

White Hall Plantation House

Circa 1849

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

1. White Hall Plantation House Marker

Inscription. Home of river boat captain, state senator, and Simmesport founder, General Bennett Barton Simmes. Built in the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. Occupied in the War Between the States by Union General Nathaniel P. Banks. His headquarters during the 1863 Seige of Port Hudson and his ill-fated 1864 Red River campaign, which included the nearby Battle of Yellow Bayou. Saved three times from the encroaching Atchafalaya River. Seven Union gunboat cannonballs taken from her walls during last move in 1939.

Erected 2002 by M. Becker & F. Sutton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 30° 59.008′ N, 91° 46.742′ W. Marker is in Legonier, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupée Parish. It is on State Highway 418 0.3 miles south of Jacko Lane, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located on the levee side of highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17523 La Highway 418, Lettsworth LA 70753, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of Buddy Guy (approx. 1.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Buddy Guy (approx. 3.1 miles away);

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Battle Of Yellow Bayou (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Birthplace of Buddy Guy (approx. 5.6 miles away); Sarto Old Iron Bridge (approx. 6.3 miles away); What is the Sarto Bridge? (approx. 6.3 miles away); A Historic Landmark (approx. 6.3 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

2. White Hall Plantation House Marker

White Hall Plantation House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

3. White Hall Plantation House

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