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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D1Q_19th-century-outhouse-c-1890_Opelousas-LA.html
19th Century Outhouse, c.1890. . . Originally located in the community of Prairie Rhonde, next to the Emar Andrepont home, this 19th century cabinette was donated by the family of Dewey Ledoux and moved to the village in 1992. While outhouses typ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25KI_st-landry-catholic-cemetery_Opelousas-LA.html
Side 1Established circa 1798; Opelousas oldest cemetery. Located on land donated by Michel Prudhomme in 1796. It is the final resting place of numerous New York Orphan Train Riders and many veterans of wars dating back to the American Revolution. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25JF_louisiana-memorial-methodist-church_Opelousas-LA.html
The first Methodist Church in Louisiana began here in 1805 and is called "The Cradle of Louisiana Methodism."The first conference of Louisiana Methodists convened here in 1847.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25J2_louisiana-memorial-united-methodist-church_Opelousas-LA.html
In 1805, Elisha W. Bowman was sent as a Missionary to Louisiana by Bishops Whatcoat and Asbury, reaching Appelousas territory in late 1805. He organized a Methodist Society in Opelousas early in 1806, which was as near as can be ascertained, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21KP_rosa-b-scott-anderson_Opelousas-LA.html
On June 20, 1994, an assault occurred at Fairchild Air Force Base by a gunman during which 4 personnel were killed and 23 wounded. Rosa B., a civilian nurse at the base hospital, risked her life as a first responder to prevent further loss of life…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21J6_j-s-clark-high-school_Opelousas-LA.html
The J.S. Clark walkway is a tribute to J.S. Clark High School, its faculty, staff, students and the people of Opelousas, Louisiana.J.S. Clark High School was an endemic institution located at 1100 E. Leo Street in Opelousas, Louisiana. The school …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21GR_whiteville-school-house_Opelousas-LA.html
This building is typical of a two-room country schoolhouse. It was built at a time when horse drawn carriages transported children to school. The school's original location was the northern St. Landry Parish community of Whiteville.Generally, each…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21FW_jarrell-home_Opelousas-LA.html
The expansion of the Teche Federal Bank on Landry Street in Opelousas led to the relocation of the Jarrell Home to Le Vieux VillageThe history of the house dates back to 1898 when it was the property of Dr. Vincent Boagni, a noted Opelousas physic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21EV_the-macland-plantation-bell_Opelousas-LA.html
Major Amos Webb, who built Arlington Plantation in nearby Washington, Louisiana, bought additional land near the north bank of Bayou Bouef in 1836, and built Macland Plantation for his son, Dr. Louis Archibald Webb in circa 1842.The Thislethwaite …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21EO_emar-andrepont-store_Opelousas-LA.html
Built in the 1880s by Emar Andrepont, this building is typical of an old "general" country store. Originally built in the rural St. Landry Parish community of Prairie Ronde, the store operated for nearly 100 years. It was first owned by Emar, and …