On East Jefferson Highway (State Highway 44) 0.1 miles east of South Willow Street, on the left when traveling east.
Founded in 1895 by group of financiers from Gramercy Park, New York on a site called "Faubourg Lapin". First operated as a sugar mill to process sugar cane from Golden Grove Plantation. A refinery was built in 1902 to supply granulated sugar to the . . . — — Map (db m81084) HM
On East Jefferson Highway (State Highway 44) 0.2 miles east of South Willow Street, on the left when traveling east.
On this site from 1817 to 1880 the Shepherd and Hooke families operated a large sugar plantation, part of which became Gramercy, LA, in 1895. The Greek Revival plantation house was lost to the river in 1902. — — Map (db m81083) HM
On East Jefferson Highway (State Highway 44) at Ellis Street, on the right when traveling east on East Jefferson Highway.
Incorporated November, 1947, located partly on Indian-French settlement & trading post site. In 1739 much of this area was sold to Joseph Delille Dupart, a Commissioner of Indian Nations under Bienville. Today area is location of various industries. . . . — — Map (db m71147) HM
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