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Saint Bernard in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Terre-Aux-Boeuf

 
 
Terre-Aux-Boeuf Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 28, 2016
1. Terre-Aux-Boeuf Marker
Inscription. Here, in "Land of Oxen," in 1788 Governor Bernardo de Galvez appointed Commandant Pierre Phillippe de Marigny to parcel land on the bayou for Canary Islanders. Later, Creole planters bought large estates on the bayou.
 
Erected 1975 by St. Bernard Parish Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 29° 52.054′ N, 89° 51.614′ W. Marker is in Saint Bernard, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. It is on Bayou Road (State Highway 300) east of Asevado Road, on the left when traveling east. Located at the Islenos Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1345 Bayou Road, Saint Bernard LA 70085, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Malo (here, next to this marker); Terre-Aux-Boeufs Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Saint Bernard Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Plaquemines Parish (approx. 3.3 miles away); Jumonville Plantation (approx. 6.1 miles away); English Turn (approx. 6.3 miles away); a different marker also named English Turn (approx. 6½ miles away); Fort St. Leon (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Bernard.
 
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Terre-Aux-Boeuf Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 28, 2016
2. Terre-Aux-Boeuf Marker
Terre-Aux-Boeuf Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 28, 2016
3. Terre-Aux-Boeuf Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2016, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 2,939 times since then and 142 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 5, 2016.
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