Laurel Valley
N 29° 47.372 W 090° 47.210
15R E 713930 N 3297517
Located on Hwy. 308, to the south of Thibodaux. Large plantation complex with museum and drive by viewing of worker buildings.
Waymark Code: WM640J
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2009
Views: 9
Erected by the Lafourche Heritage Society, non profit society. Marker Text reads:
A 1785 Spanish Land Grant to Acadian Etienne Boudreaux is part of the largest surviving 19th Century Plantation manufacturing complex in the United States. Over 70 structures, including a sugar house, school, general store and workers' cottages are still standing. Raided by Union soldiers, the Civil War ended its role as the parish's leading sugar producer. Revitalized at the turn of the century, the operation utilized 250 mules, a saw mill, a 15 mile railway system and was home to over sixty resident families.
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Marker Name: Laurel Valley
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Other
Parish: Lafourche
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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