The Steamboat Era Circa 1830-1943 - New Iberia, LA
N 30° 00.353 W 091° 49.099
15R E 613967 N 3320024
Sign located on the Bojangles Oyster Bar on East Main Street in New Iberia.
Waymark Code: WM8V66
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2010
Views: 1
Located in the Downtown buisness area of New Iberia. Sign is in English as well as French and Spanish. Gives a good history of the importance that Bayou Teche has played in the growth along the waterway.
Marker text states:
Throughout much of the Nineteenth Century, New Iberia was the area terminus for water-borne traffic on Bayou Teche from North and East. Barges, schooners and smaller craft plied the Teche until the coming of the steamboat. In the fall of 1830, the "Plough Boy", the first steamboat to ascend the Teche , arrived in New Iberia under the command of Captain Patterson and an era was born. For one hundred years thereafter, the Teche was a main artery of steamboat traffic. Then, with improved rail service and the development of highways for motor transportation, the steamboat became obsolete.
Donated by the Kyle Family in loving memory of Virginia Hine Kyle and Captain William Thomson Kyle.
Group that erected the marker: Iberia Cultural Resources Association 2008
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
108 East Main St.
New Iberia, LA USA
70560
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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