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St. Martinville

City developed c.1795 ~ c.1890 through unusual semi-feudal arrangement where town property holders paid an "annual and perpetual" rent to the congregation of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church.

City developed c.1795 ~ c.1890 through unusual semi-feudal arrangement where town property holders paid an "annual and perpetual" rent to the congregation of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church.

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  • church

St. Martinville

Développée c. 1795-1890 grâce à un arrangement particulier de type féodal. Les propriétaires payaient une rente "annuelle et perpétuelle" à l'Église pour le terrain cédé.

Développée c. 1795-1890 grâce à un arrangement particulier de type féodal. Les propriétaires payaient une rente "annuelle et perpétuelle" à l'Église pour le terrain cédé.

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  • church

Oak and Pine Alley

OAK AND PINE ALLEY Charles Durand, Pre-Civil War sugar planter, credited with planting this alley. In legend a family wedding party rode down the alley canopied by giant spider webs dusted...

OAK AND PINE ALLEY Charles Durand, Pre-Civil War sugar planter, credited with planting this alley. In legend a family wedding party rode down the alley canopied by giant spider...

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  • planter
  • sugar
  • fontenette
  • spanish
  • durand
  • spider webs
  • gold
  • silver

The Old Castillo Hotel

This building erected 1835-40. As an inn it welcomed travelers and was a center for the town's social activities. Since its purchase in 1899 by the Sisters of Mercy, it has been used as a private...

This building erected 1835-40. As an inn it welcomed travelers and was a center for the town's social activities. Since its purchase in 1899 by the Sisters of Mercy, it has been used as a private...

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May This Plaque Forever Honor

Judge Émile Edouard (Edward) Simon  1824~1914 A Native of St. Martinville, Simon studied law at Harvard under the Honorable Joseph Story and Simon Greenleaf, earning his degree in 1846. As 14th...

Judge Émile Edouard (Edward) Simon  1824~1914 A Native of St. Martinville, Simon studied law at Harvard under the Honorable Joseph Story and Simon Greenleaf, earning his degree in 1846. As...

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  • st martinville
  • longfellow
  • acadian
  • teche

Evangeline Oak

 Longfellow's poem "Evangeline" immortalized the tragedy of the Acadian exile from Nova Scotia in 1755. This oak marks the legendary meeting place of Emmeline Labiche and Louis Arceneaux, the...

 Longfellow's poem "Evangeline" immortalized the tragedy of the Acadian exile from Nova Scotia in 1755. This oak marks the legendary meeting place of Emmeline Labiche and Louis Arceneaux,...

    Deportation Cross

    The original Deportation Cross, near Grand-Pré National Historic Site in Nova Scotia is located in the vicinity of the embarkation of the victims of the Acadian Diaspora of 1755. Dedicated on July...

    The original Deportation Cross, near Grand-Pré National Historic Site in Nova Scotia is located in the vicinity of the embarkation of the victims of the Acadian Diaspora of 1755. Dedicated on...

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    • cajun

    Evangeline Oak

    EVANGELINE OAK Longfellow's poem “Evangeline" immortalized the tragedy of the Acadian exile from Nova Scotia in 1755. This oak marks the legendary meeting place of Emmeline Labiche and Louis...

    EVANGELINE OAK Longfellow's poem “Evangeline" immortalized the tragedy of the Acadian exile from Nova Scotia in 1755. This oak marks the legendary meeting place of Emmeline Labiche and...

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    • lousinana
    • longfellow
    • tree
    • oak