Jacques Weil Company
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ggmorton
N 30° 14.101 W 092° 16.073
15R E 570445 N 3345054
A marker about a lot of frogs.
Waymark Code: WM22CP
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2007
Views: 59
Jacques Weil and his brothers, Edmond and Gontran, came to Rayne from Paris in 1901 and established a mercantile business that shipped frogs to restaurants and universities across the country. The business became a landmark in the area, expanding the unique frogging industry into gigantic proportions - exporting as much as 10,000 pounds of frog legs in a week.
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Marker Name: Jacques Weil Company
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Other
Parish: Acadia
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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