Fontainbleau - Mandeville, LA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member scrambler390
N 30° 20.263 W 090° 02.288
15R E 784755 N 3359928
Old marker, in French, located in the welcome center at the Fontainbleau State Park.
Waymark Code: WM11JHR
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Marker text states -
Parc d'état. 24 milles à l'ouest se trouve l'emplacement de la maison estivale de Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville, brillant personnage de la vieille Louisiane. Il reste les ruines de la plantation et de la raffinerie de sucre."

English Translation - "State Park, 24 miles west, is the site of the summer plantation home of Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville, colorful and flamboyant figure in early Louisiana history. Sugar mill and plantation ruins remain."

Marker Name: Fontainbleau

Marker Type: Plaque

What does marker relate to?: Other

Parish: St Tammany

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Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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