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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7B_louisianas-first-black-female-physician-dr-emma-wakefield-paillet_New-Iberia-LA.html
Louisiana's First Black Female Physician Dr. Emma Wakefield~Paillet. (November 21,1868-August 26, 1946). . In 1897, Dr. Emma Wakefield became the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in Louisiana. Born and raised in New Iberia to state sena…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E79_church-alley_New-Iberia-LA.html
Church Alley. Circa 1837. . Frédéric Henri Dupérier, under whose leadership New Iberia was incorporated in 1839, along with his wife, HortenseE Bérard, donated the land for St. Peter's Catholic Church in 1837. Dup&eacu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6E_mechanickham_Gretna-LA.html
Mechanickham. . . Founded in 1836 by Nicholas Noel Destrehan, Mechanickham was originally part of the Spanish land grant to the Ursuline nuns in 1790. It was incorporated with the villages of Gretna and McDonoghville in 1913 into the City of Gret…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6C_purple-heart-memorial-a-war-memorial_Zachary-LA.html
Purple Heart Memorial. Military Order of the Purple Heart. It is foolish and wrong To mourn the men who died Rather we should thank God That such men lived.. General George S. Patton, Jr.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6B_the-naval-station_New-Orleans-LA.html
The Naval Station. . . Although this land was purchased by the U.S. Government from Jean P. Dupiere in 1849 as a proposed Navy Yard, a U.S. Naval Station was not formally established here until 1901 when a dry dock arrived. More land was purchase…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E17_stumpfs-magic-hoodoo_Gretna-LA.html
Stumpf's Magic Hoodoo. . . Established in 1876, John Stumpf's Son Co. manufactured insecticides which aided the successful completion of the Panama Canal. In 1915 "Magic Hoodoo" products received the Medal of Award at the Panama- Pacific Internat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E11_southern-pacific-railroad-yards_New-Orleans-LA.html
Southern Pacific Railroad Yards. . . Located between Atlantic and Thayer Sts., established in 1853, the S.P.R.R. Yards extended back 22 blocks, at its peak employed 4,000 men. Trains would board a ferry to cross the river and continue their journ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0I_gouldsboro-rail-car-transfer-ferry_Gretna-LA.html
Gouldsboro Rail Car Transfer Ferry. . . Ferry operated from 1898 to 1942 with two transfer boats. One, the Gouldsboro, named for railroad magnate Jay Gould, was built in 1863 as the Federal Monitor Chickasaw and saw action at the Battle of Mobile…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DZE_union-battery-no-3_Jackson-LA.html
Union Battery No. 3. . . "About the 10th of June, the enemy planted four mortars in position near the battery opposite Bennett''s House. These mortars gave us great annoyance; they were fired day and night, to the very great disturbance of our tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DVM_union-battery-no-4_Jackson-LA.html
Union Battery No. 4. . ".. I am still with Rochester battery and think so far I like artillery service better than the infantry... Captain Harrower shows himself to be a brave and prudent commander." —Private George Coleman Company B 161s…