City of Thibodaux / Ville de Thibodaux

City of Thibodaux / Ville de Thibodaux (HM1JBF)

Location: Thibodaux, LA 70301 Lafourche Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 47.746', W 90° 48.078'

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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 (1769-1827), who gave the first land for the early village.

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Ville de Thibodaux


Devenue une ville le 10 mars 1838. Des documents anciens montrent qu'une colonie existait deja en cet endroit vers la fin due XVIIIieme. C'tait un poste important de traite pour la region de LaFourche. Elle porte de nom Henri Schuyler Thibodeaux (1769-1827) qui fit don des premieres terres pour la construction du village.

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HM NumberHM1JBF
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Year Placed1971
Placed ByThe Louisiana Tourist Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 at 5:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 712518 N 3298181
Decimal Degrees29.79576667, -90.80130000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 47.746', W 90° 48.078'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 47' 44.76" N, 90° 48' 4.68" W
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Area Code(s)985
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 901-909 LA-1, Thibodaux LA 70301, US
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