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City of Thibodaux

Incorporated as a town on March 10, 1838. Early records show settlement existed in late 1790's as an important trading post for the Lafourche country. Named for Henri Schuyler Thibodaux...

Incorporated as a town on March 10, 1838. Early records show settlement existed in late 1790's as an important trading post for the Lafourche country. Named for Henri Schuyler...

  • louisiana

Leonidas Polk

Born April 10, 1806in RaleighNorth CarolinaDied June 14, 1864at Pine MountainGeorgiaFirst Bishop of Louisiana1841——1864Organized SaintJohn's Church

Born April 10, 1806in RaleighNorth CarolinaDied June 14, 1864at Pine MountainGeorgiaFirst Bishop of Louisiana1841——1864Organized SaintJohn's Church

  • louisiana

Nine Dragon Wall

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

    Fayette County

      Octagon Brewery

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

        San Luis Obispo

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

          Rachel Revere Park

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

            John Newberry's Marker

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

              Plaque

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                Lewisburg Cross-Cut Canal historic marker

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                  Elwell Ferry

                  From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Lesley Looper, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial License

                  From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Lesley Looper, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial License

                    Old Dearborn Bank Building

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Crawford Brian, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                      Jersey Settlers

                      Erected, 1968, by Descendants of the New Jersey Settlers Organization (formed 1940) in memory of settlers of 1772 & their descendants who rest in Caleb King & Daniel Farrar Cemetery, Kingston Plantation.

                      Erected, 1968, by Descendants of the New Jersey Settlers Organization (formed 1940) in memory of settlers of 1772 & their descendants who rest in Caleb King & Daniel Farrar Cemetery, Kingston Plantation.

                      • missisippi

                      Metairie Ridge School

                      On this site in April 1909, the first public school in Metairie opened and Metairie Ridge School. Land donated by Alfred E. Bonnabel who is often referred to as "The Father of Education" in...

                      On this site in April 1909, the first public school in Metairie opened and Metairie Ridge School. Land donated by Alfred E. Bonnabel who is often referred to as "The Father of Education"...

                      • louisiana
                      • education

                      Peck Village

                      Peck Village is a village and mound site where Indians lived between 100 BC and AD 1200. Archaeologist James A. Ford excavated here in 1933. He used a method called seriation to study the changes...

                      Peck Village is a village and mound site where Indians lived between 100 BC and AD 1200. Archaeologist James A. Ford excavated here in 1933. He used a method called seriation to study the changes...

                      • louisiana
                      • native american

                      Peck Mounds

                      The Peck Mounds site has 5 mounds built along the bluff above Lake Louie. Only 4 mounds are visible today. The largest is platform shaped and measures 18 feet tall and 165 by 180 feet at the base....

                      The Peck Mounds site has 5 mounds built along the bluff above Lake Louie. Only 4 mounds are visible today. The largest is platform shaped and measures 18 feet tall and 165 by 180 feet at the base....

                      • louisiana
                      • native american

                      Harrisonburg Mounds

                      Two Indian mounds make up the Harrisonburg Mounds site. The well-preserved conical mound that can be seen from here was built around AD 200. It is 10 feet high and 115 feet in diameter. The other...

                      Two Indian mounds make up the Harrisonburg Mounds site. The well-preserved conical mound that can be seen from here was built around AD 200. It is 10 feet high and 115 feet in diameter. The...

                      • louisiana
                      • native american

                      Lamarque Landing Mound

                      Lamarque Landing is a conical mound that is 6½ feet tall and 115 feet in diameter. Indians built the mound about AD 1000. Excavations at the site revealed that the mound was built in 3 separate episodes.

                      Lamarque Landing is a conical mound that is 6½ feet tall and 115 feet in diameter. Indians built the mound about AD 1000. Excavations at the site revealed that the mound was built in 3 separate episodes.

                      • louisiana
                      • native american

                      Cypress Grove Mound

                      Cypress Grove is one of the best-preserved conical mounds in northeast Louisiana. This 10-foot-tall mound is 115 feet in diameter at the base. It was built in a single episode around AD 750. The...

                      Cypress Grove is one of the best-preserved conical mounds in northeast Louisiana. This 10-foot-tall mound is 115 feet in diameter at the base. It was built in a single episode around AD 750. The...

                      • louisiana
                      • native american

                      Jersey Settlers

                      Erected, 1968, by Descendants of the New Jersey Settlers Organization (formed 1940) in memory of settlers of 1772, including Captain Amos Ogden. The Swayzes, Thorns & others now rest in the...

                      Erected, 1968, by Descendants of the New Jersey Settlers Organization (formed 1940) in memory of settlers of 1772, including Captain Amos Ogden. The Swayzes, Thorns & others now rest in...

                      • mississippi