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Historical Markers in Raceland, Louisiana

 
Clickable Map of Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish, LA (71) Assumption Parish, LA (14) Jefferson Parish, LA (96) St. Charles Parish, LA (19) St. James Parish, LA (28) St. John the Baptist Parish, LA (17) Terrebonne Parish, LA (32)  LafourcheParish(71) Lafourche Parish (71)  AssumptionParish(14) Assumption Parish (14)  JeffersonParish(96) Jefferson Parish (96)  St.CharlesParish(19) St. Charles Parish (19)  St.JamesParish(28) St. James Parish (28)  St.JohntheBaptistParish(17) St. John the Baptist Parish (17)  TerrebonneParish(32) Terrebonne Parish (32)
Thibodaux is the parish seat for Lafourche Parish
Raceland is in Lafourche Parish
      Lafourche Parish (71)  
ADJACENT TO LAFOURCHE PARISH
      Assumption Parish (14)  
      Jefferson Parish (96)  
      St. Charles Parish (19)  
      St. James Parish (28)  
      St. John the Baptist Parish (17)  
      Terrebonne Parish (32)  
 
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1 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Raceland — Baudoin - Foret School1904-1946
The school was built by local people on land donated by Sylvestre Baudoin and Fergus Foret. It's first teachers were Ida Foret and Winnie Pittman. Other teachers were Edna Ledet, Anita Knoblach, Louise Sevin and Lillian Scott. They taught local . . . Map (db m81066) HM
2 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Raceland — Clotilda Plantation
Francis G. Barker, a commission merchant and sugar planter of New Orleans, purchased this site in 1874. His father, Benjamin Barker, came to Louisiana in 1839. Frank L. Barker, Francis' son, built the main house around 1907. The Barkers were also . . . Map (db m99987) HM
3 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Raceland — First American Casualty Of WW IIFreddie John Falgout
Seaman First Class U.S. Navy Born August 21, 1916 in Raceland, LA. Killed in the line of Duty by gunfire on the USS Augusta in Shanghai, China in Chinese - Japanese War August 20, 1937Map (db m85720) HM
4 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Raceland — St. Mary's Cemetery
This cemetery was established circa 1797. Its presence preceded the church parish. Many of the early graves were ground burials, which were marked with wrought iron crosses. The St. Mary Pamela Corporation was later formed by the local congregation . . . Map (db m85757) HM
5 Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Raceland — St. Mary's Nativity Church
The Congregation of the Roman Catholic church of St. Mary Pamela was organized in 1840 to administer a cemetery established here about 1820. Father Charles Menard dedicated the first church under the title of The Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary . . . Map (db m85764) HM
 
 
 
 
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Mar. 18, 2024