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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Madisonville, Louisiana

 
Clickable Map of St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish, LA (51) Jefferson Parish, LA (96) Orleans Parish, LA (441) St. Bernard Parish, LA (69) Tangipahoa Parish, LA (32) Washington Parish, LA (13) Hancock County, MS (36) Pearl River County, MS (9)  St.TammanyParish(51) St. Tammany Parish (51)  JeffersonParish(96) Jefferson Parish (96)  OrleansParish(441) Orleans Parish (441)  St.BernardParish(69) St. Bernard Parish (69)  TangipahoaParish(32) Tangipahoa Parish (32)  WashingtonParish(13) Washington Parish (13)  HancockCountyMississippi(36) Hancock County (36)  PearlRiverCounty(9) Pearl River County (9)
Covington is the parish seat for St. Tammany Parish
Madisonville is in St. Tammany Parish
      St. Tammany Parish (51)  
ADJACENT TO ST. TAMMANY PARISH
      Jefferson Parish (96)  
      Orleans Parish (441)  
      St. Bernard Parish (69)  
      Tangipahoa Parish (32)  
      Washington Parish (13)  
      Hancock County, Mississippi (36)  
      Pearl River County, Mississippi (9)  
 
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1 Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Madisonville — Civil War Earthworks
One of two lines of fortifications excavated from January to March 1864 by Union forces "on fatigue duty" soon after their capture of Madisonville. Intended to defend the town from Confederate attacks coming from the surrounding countryside. The . . . Map (db m99702) HM
2 Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Madisonville — Madisonville
Originally called "Cokie" (from Coquille) because of the abundance of shells in the area. Renamed for Pres. James Madison, c. 1811. Site of Navy Yard in early 1800's. According to legend, Gen. Andrew Jackson, enroute to New Orleans in Nov. 1814, . . . Map (db m99129) HM
3 Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Madisonville — Madisonville Cemetery1800 to Present
Resting place of pre-Louisiana Purchase colonial settlers, veterans of the War of 1812 and the Civil War, and many men and women of great importance to local and national history.Map (db m103702) HM
4 Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Madisonville — Steam Powered "Groundhog" Sawmill
The steam engine assembled here is typical of many such engines employed as portable power plants from the time of their introduction 1847 through the 1930's. This engine was built by the Geiser Manufacturing Company of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, . . . Map (db m108672) HM
5 Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Madisonville — War of 1812 Memorial
These six men of the 2nd Division 13th Regiment Louisiana Militia fought at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and are buried in unmarked graves Auguste Badeaux             Samuel Ott William Cooper               Charles Parent, Jr. . . . Map (db m99727) WM
 
 
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024