On Willow Street (State Highway 3069) at Main Street (State Highway 182), on the right when traveling west on Willow Street.
Also called by the Confederates the battle of Nerson's Woods or Franklin. In the Teche campaign the Federals followed the retreating Confederates from Bisland. Units of the Federal army under Gen. C.C. Grover landed from transports on Grand Lake and . . . — — Map (db m85070) HM
On Levee Road at Alice C Road, on the right when traveling west on Levee Road.
Overview Bayou Teche is the only National Wildlife Refuge established with the specific mission of protecting and managing a population of bears. Its 9,028 acres preserve habitat for the Louisiana black bear, a federally threatened subspecies of . . . — — Map (db m115142)
On Levee Road at Alice C Road (Parish Road 16), on the left when traveling north on Levee Road.
The diverse land along the Bayou Teche provides critical habitat for numerous native species, including the elusive Louisiana black bear. Bayou Teche is one of the most important bayous in south Louisiana. A former channel of the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m115184) HM
On Teche Drive south of Willow Street (State Road 3069), on the right when traveling north.
At its peak, Franklin was the largest steamboat port on Bayou Teche, a major early transportation route that directly influenced early English settlers here.Throughout the 1800s, the 125-mile Bayou Teche was the main transportation route . . . — — Map (db m115262) HM
On U.S. 90 Frontage Road, 1 mile north of Northwest Boulevard (State Route 3211), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
On March 5, 1968 fire broke out in the Belle Isle Salt Mine in St. Mary Parish. Twenty-one men were trapped 1200 feet underground with their only escape engulfed in flames. Coal miners from Kentucky flew in to help with the attempted rescue. It was . . . — — Map (db m86598) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 182) at Willow Street (State Highway 3069), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Franklin native, Chief Justice Charles A. O’Niell, 1869-1951. On Louisiana Supreme Court bench, 1914-1949. Stamped as one of the state’s immortals for his contributions to law in the United States and the cause of justice and freedom. — — Map (db m85067) HM
On Sterling Road (State Highway 322) west of Haifleigh Street, on the right when traveling west.
Site of home of Donelson Caffery, courageous soldier of the Confederacy; distinguished lawyer and sugar planter of St. Mary Parish; able and uncompromising member of United States Senate (1892-1901); a most influential figure in the history of . . . — — Map (db m85081) HM
On Willow Street (State Highway 3069) at Main Street (State Highway 182), on the left when traveling west on Willow Street.
Named for Benjamin Franklin in 1800 by founder Alexander 'Guinea' Lewis, town became St. Mary Parish seat in 1811, was incorporated in 1830, served as Teche Country’s port of entry and trade center until coming of railroads in 1870's. — — Map (db m85079) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 182) north of Foster Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The original lampposts and neutral ground project began in 1915 under Mayor Charles Lauve. A 1916 ordinance prohibited chickens from walking on the boulevards, and "Do Not Hitch" appears on each lamppost. On February 22, 2005 a ceremony commemorated . . . — — Map (db m85069) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 182) at Iberia Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Located 1 mile west is the site of a W.W. II prisoner-of-war camp. Formerly a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps camp, the low-security P.O.W. camp opened October 14, 1943. It held captured German soldiers of the Afrikacorps who worked in the area . . . — — Map (db m85072) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 182) at Willow Street (State Highway 3069), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Governor of Louisiana, 1908-1912. Born Avoca Plantation near Morgan City. Law firm located near Franklin courthouse. Served in Louisiana Legislature and U.S. Congress from Franklin. — — Map (db m85066) HM
On U.S. 90, 0.8 miles north of Northwest Boulevard (Louisiana Highway 3211), on the left when traveling north.
Jefferson F. Davis was born in Kentucky June 3, 1801. In 1810 his family moved to St. Mary Parish settling on Bayou Teche. He graduated West Point, was a hero of The Mexican War, a US Representative, Senator, Secretary of War, and Regent of the . . . — — Map (db m86626) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 182) 0.2 miles east of Dixie Road South, on the right when traveling east.
Home of Murphy James Foster, prominent St. Mary Parish plantation owner and lawyer of the reconstruction period who served the people of Louisiana with honor and distinction as:
Louisiana State Senator (1880-1892)
Thirty-first Governor . . . — — Map (db m85080) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 182) near Wilson Street (State Highway 3069), on the right when traveling north.
Front LEST WE FORGET To the CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS St. Mary Parish, Who fought for the honor of their State and Country, This monument is erected.
"Mostly they stood the test, Highly they earned their rest." Rear Erected December 1913 By . . . — — Map (db m108087) WM
On Main Street (State Highway 182) near Wilson Street (State Highway 3069), on the right when traveling north.
Front 1917-1918 1941-1945 IN MEMORIAM Honoring The men and women Of St. Mary Parish Who served our Country in World Wars One and Two And dedicated to the everlasting memory Of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice.
Rear 1950-1955 1964-1973 . . . — — Map (db m108082) WM
On 1st. Street south of Adams Street, on the right when traveling south.
Services since 1830. Firmly organized in 1846 under leadership of Rev. Saml. Geo. Litton. Admitted into union with Diocese of LA. 1847. Rectory built 1855, the first rectory in the Diocese. Original church consecrated 1856 by Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, . . . — — Map (db m86602) HM
On Irish Bend Road (Parish Road 28) 0.3 miles east of Easy Street, on the left when traveling east.
Part of the Union advance through La. was known as the Teche Campaign. Union troops of the 4th Division XIX Army Corps tried to halt supplies for Confederate troops coming from Texas. On this site on April 14, 1863 Confederate Major Gen. Richard . . . — — Map (db m107909) HM WM
On Willow Street (State Highway 3069) at Main Street (State Highway 182), on the left when traveling west on Willow Street.
Embedded in the banks of Bayou Teche to the east of this site and visible from here are the boilers of the gunboat Diana. Originally a Federal vessel operating on the lower Teche, it was captured by the Confederates. During the Bisland campaign, . . . — — Map (db m85071) HM
