The Old St. Gabriel Church - St. Gabriel, LA
N 30° 15.278 W 091° 06.127
15R E 682593 N 3348525
Plaque is mounted to the historical Old St. Gabriel church building at front door.
Waymark Code: WM70Y6
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2009
Views: 4
Plaque states the history of the early church and church users. Church listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1699 Pierre Lemoyne Sieur D'Iberville, father of Louisiana, explored the Mississippi and its distributary The Ascantia, later called Bayou Manchac. By 1758 exiled Acadians had settled at Manchac. They soon built this cypress church, among the first erected in Louisiana during the Spanish colonial days. It was moved to this site in 1772 and the next year Fr. Angelus De Revillagodos opened the Registers of St. Gabriel. Previously the Parish was the depository for records brought from St. Charles - Aux - Mines, L'Acadie, Canada. The records date from 1707.
Group that erected the marker: The Old St. Gabriel Church Commission
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3625 Hwy. 75
St. Gabriel, LA USA
70776
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