Meraux in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Jumonville Plantation
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 28, 2016
1. Jumonville Plantation Marker
Erected 1976 by St. Bernard Parish Bicentennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812.
Location. 29° 55.835′ N, 89° 55.837′ W. Marker is in Meraux, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. It is at the intersection of Jumonville Drive and Aramis Street and Etienne Street, on the left on Jumonville Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meraux LA 70075, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Bayou Country 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plantation of Jacques Philippe Villere (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lacoste Plantation (approx. 1½ miles away); Versailles Oaks (approx. 2.3 miles away); Denis de La Ronde Site (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Chalmette Plantations (approx. 2.3 miles away); Plantation of Pierre Denis De La Ronde (approx. 2.3 miles away); Chalmette Plantation (approx. 3½ miles away); Serving Those Who Saved Us (approx. 3½ miles away).
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 28, 2016
2. Jumonville Plantation Marker
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