Bayou Folk Museum
N 31° 32.417 W 092° 55.033
15R E 507857 N 3489483
Located in Cloutierville. Museum burned to ground in October 2008. All that is left is this marker.
Waymark Code: WM6895
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2009
Views: 11
Was also known as the Alex Cloutier House. Burned to ground in 10/2008. Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected by Louisiana Tourist Commission.
Marker Text reads:
Home of Kate Chopin 1880-1883, reknown writer of Creole short stories set in famed Cane River Country. Best known for Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie. Home built in early 1800s by Alexis Cloutier on Spanish Land Grant #1701.
Marker Name: Bayou Folk
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Other
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: 01/01/1979
Parish: Natchitoches
Link to more information:: Not listed
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