City of Thibodaux
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N 29° 47.757 W 090° 48.113
15R E 712462 N 3298201
City of Thibodaux Marker erected by Louisiana Tourist Commission.
Waymark Code: WM91T
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member LSUMonica
Views: 33

Side One:
City of Thibodaux

Incorporated as a town on March 10, 1838. Early records show settlement existed in late 1790's as an important trading post for the Lafourche country. Named for Henri Schuyler Thibodaux (1769-1827), who gave the first land for the early village.

Erected by the Louisiana Tourist Commission, 1971

 

Side Two:

Ville de Thibodaux

Devenue une ville le 10 mars 1838. Des documents anciens montrent qu'une colonie existait deja en cet endroit vers la fin due XVIIIieme. C'tait un poste important de traite pour la region de LaFourche. Elle porte de nom Henri Schuyler Thibodeaux (1769-1827) qui fit don des premieres terres pour la construction du village.

Offert Par Codefil Et La Bureau Du Tourisme

 

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Marker Name: City of Thibodaux

Marker Type: Roadside

What does marker relate to?: City/Parish/State

Year Erected or Date Dedicated: 01/01/1971

Parish: Lafourche

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