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Historical Markers in Vacherie, Louisiana

 
Clickable Map of St. James Parish, Louisiana and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg St. James Parish, LA (28) Ascension Parish, LA (70) Assumption Parish, LA (14) Lafourche Parish, LA (71) St. John the Baptist Parish, LA (17)  St.JamesParish(28) St. James Parish (28)  AscensionParish(70) Ascension Parish (70)  AssumptionParish(14) Assumption Parish (14)  LafourcheParish(71) Lafourche Parish (71)  St.JohntheBaptistParish(17) St. John the Baptist Parish (17)
Convent is the parish seat for St. James Parish
Vacherie is in St. James Parish
      St. James Parish (28)  
ADJACENT TO ST. JAMES PARISH
      Ascension Parish (70)  
      Assumption Parish (14)  
      Lafourche Parish (71)  
      St. John the Baptist Parish (17)  
 
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1 Louisiana, St. James Parish, Vacherie — "Le Petit Versailles"
On State Highway 18, 0.2 miles east of Felicite Road, on the right when traveling east.
Once famed plantation home and gardens of Valcour Aime 1798-1867. Birthplace Marie Francois Alcee Fortier grandson and historian 1856-1914. 1768 La Vacherie of DeNoyan Brothers Bienville's Grandnephews of Blanpain, Ranson, Jacquelin 1740-50'sMap (db m81082) HM
2 Louisiana, St. James Parish, Vacherie — Colonel Leopold L. Armant
On State Highway 18, 0.1 miles east of Toth Street, on the right when traveling east.
Enlisted in Confederate Army, 1861; died heroically at Battle of Mansfield, 1864. Served in Yellow Jacket Bat. Com. of 18th Vol. Inf. Reg. and Mouton Brig. His ancestors were Jean Marie, Jean Baptiste, and Jean Seraphim Armant, St. James planters . . . Map (db m81081) HM
3 Louisiana, St. James Parish, Vacherie — Le Chemin Militaire
On State Highway 20 at Guidry Street, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 20.
Route used by Civil War troops. It led from Mississippi River over swamp ridges, Indian trails, through Chackbay (Chegby), Thibodaux and Bayou Lafourche areas, Schriever, Gibson, Morgan City, to Attakapas country. Local militia units took active . . . Map (db m121230) HM
4 Louisiana, St. James Parish, Vacherie — Oak Alley Plantation
On State Highway 18, 0.6 miles west of Felicite Road, on the right when traveling west.
. . . Map (db m85187) HM
5 Louisiana, St. James Parish, Vacherie — Vacherie
On River Road (State Highway 18) near Field Road, on the right when traveling south.
. . . Map (db m175058) HM
 
 
 
 
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Apr. 16, 2024