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Historical Markers in Laplace, Louisiana
Edgard is the parish seat for St. John the Baptist Parish
Laplace is in St. John the Baptist Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish (17) ►
ADJACENT TO ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
Ascension Parish (70) ►
Jefferson Parish (96) ►
Lafourche Parish (71) ►
Livingston Parish (27) ►
St. Charles Parish (19) ►
St. James Parish (28) ►
Tangipahoa Parish (32) ►
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ADJACENT TO ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
Ascension Parish (70) ►
Jefferson Parish (96) ►
Lafourche Parish (71) ►
Livingston Parish (27) ►
St. Charles Parish (19) ►
St. James Parish (28) ►
Tangipahoa Parish (32) ►
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1 ► Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish, Laplace — 1811 Kid Ory Historic House — 1811 Slave Revolt —  |
| The first bloodshed in the 1811 Slave Revolt Occurred within the walls of 1811 Kid Ory Historic House. The room where the initial unrest likely happened is furnished as it would have looked in 1811. Exhibits telling more of the story . . . — — Map (db m200719) HM | |||
| 2 ► Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish, Laplace — A. Montz — |
| Armand Montz Sr., 1887~1968. Built ice & packing plant in 1914; remodeled in 1930s. Packed & shipped vegetables to various parts of the U.S. Frozen food industry pioneer. His plant was important factor in local economy. — — Map (db m85244) HM | |||
| 3 ► Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish, Laplace — Bonnet Carré Crevasse — |
| In 1871 on this bonnet-shaped curve of the Mississippi River a disastrous break in the levee cut a wide channel to Lake Pontchartrain. Crevasse closed in 1883. Bonnet Carré Spillway completed in 1932. — — Map (db m85245) HM | |||
| 4 ► Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish, Laplace — Civil War Cannon — |
| Found in Lake Pontchartrain in St. John the Baptist Parish, one-half mile from Ruddock in 1977. Used as a one-gun battery to guard the railroad along the western side of the lake. It never came under attack. — — Map (db m85762) HM | |||
| 5 ► Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish, Laplace — Laplace — |
| Town of LAPLACE named when a railroad stop was established on the Bazile Laplace plantation in 1883. Post office followed in 1887.It was first named Eugenia, then re-named LAPLACE in 1892. — — Map (db m85242) HM | |||
| 6 ► Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish, Laplace — Woodland Plantation — |
| Acquired in 1793 & 1808 by Manuel Andry, a commandant of the German Coast. Major 1811 slave uprising organized here. Ory Bros. & A. Lasseigne were last owners of plantation. Its subdivision in 1923 spurred the growth of LAPLACE. — — Map (db m85243) HM | |||