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

Terre-Aux-Boeufs Cemetery

 
 
Terre-Aux-Boeufs Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 28, 2016
1. Terre-Aux-Boeufs Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Canary Islanders (Isleρos) settled Terre-aux-Boeufs (Cattle Land) after parceling in 1778 by Pierre Philippe Marigny, during regime of Governor Bernardo de Gαlvez after whom St. Bernard Church and Civil Parish were named. First burial, June 6, 1787: Joseph Mesa.
 
Erected 1975 by St. Bernard Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesReligion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1787.
 
Location. 29° 52.02′ N, 89° 49.095′ W. Marker is in Saint Bernard, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. It is on Bayou Road (State Highway 300) west of Billiot Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2805 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saint Bernard Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Terre-Aux-Boeuf (approx. 2½ miles away); St. Malo (approx. 2½ miles away); Plaquemines Parish (approx. 5.8 miles away); Jumonville Plantation (approx. 8 miles away); Battle of Lake Borgne (approx. 8.4 miles away);
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English Turn (approx. 8.8 miles away); a different marker also named English Turn (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Bernard.
 
Terre-Aux-Boeufs Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 28, 2016
2. Terre-Aux-Boeufs Cemetery Marker
Terre-Aux-Boeufs Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 28, 2016
3. Terre-Aux-Boeufs Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2016, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,364 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2016.
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Jun. 15, 2026