Louisiana, Lafourche Parish, Thibodaux
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St. Joseph Church Parish was founded in 1817 as a mission. In 1819 a church was erected on Bayou LaFourche adjacent to the present cemetery. A brick church was built in 1849 under the direction of Fr. Charles Menard. This structure stood until 1916 when it was destroyed by fire. In 1923 the present church was dedicated under the leadership of Rev. A.M. Barbier. The builder was Joseph Robichaux, well-known Thibodaux contractor. The design is Renaissance Romanesque. The interior ornamental painting was not completed until 1954. In 1977 the church was named co-cathedral for the new Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.
(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
St. Joseph Church Parish was founded in 1817 as a mission. In 1819 a church was erected on Bayou LaFourche adjacent to the present cemetery. A brick church was built in 1849 under the direction of Fr. Charles Menard. This structure stood until 1916 when it was destroyed by fire. In 1923 the present church was dedicated under the leadership of Rev. A.M. Barbier. The builder was Joseph Robichaux, well-known Thibodaux contractor. The design is Renaissance Romanesque. The interior ornamental painting was not completed until 1954. In 1977 the church was named co-cathedral for the new Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
In 1983, the State Dept. of Education recognized Bayou Boeuf Elementary's "Little Red School House" as the oldest one-room school house in continuous use in LA. Est. in 1904, building housed grades 1-7. Moved from its original location near the Kraemer Post Office to current location in 1951. Currently used as a kindergarten classroom. Centennial Celebration on March 27, 2004, building named in honor of Denise C. Borne, (Principal 1945-73).
Buffalo was the leading wheat market in the United States for the first three decades of the twentieth century. However, by the 1930s, Buffalo's stategic position in the grain trade weakened as U.S. and Canadian grain began to bypass the port's transfer elevators. Traffic was diverted to Pacific Coast port, the improved Welland Canal, and the Mississippi River. 
Land purchased from the State of Louisiana
To commemorate its founding on April 11, 1917, Altrusa International, Inc. planted seventy-five flowering dogwood trees on this site as a 75th anniversary gift to the people of Nashville and the state of Tennessee.
17th President
Born March 15, 1767 Died June 8, 1845
The area west of this spot once was an Irish and German immigrant neighborhood known as “Cowtown.” That's because, before 1871, cows, pigs, and sheep roamed freely here, while those kept in Washington City, south of Boundary Street (today's Florida Avenue), had to be penned. A stream bordering Sheridan Avenue carried away the reeking refuse from Cowtown's slaughter houses.
There has always been a lot to stop for here. In the 1800s, the Six Mile Inn was a rural rest stop here along the Chicago Road (today's Michigan Avenue) from Detroit. But the development nearby in the early 1900s of Ford Motor Company's massive Rouge industrial complex changed everything. The Michigan / Schaefer neighborhood grew with the Ford workforce, becoming one of suburban Wayne County's main commercial centers, including department stores, a movie theater, City Hall and restaurants.
This monument is dedicated to the brave men of the 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
English:
Clinton Hatcher,
English Text:
1917 1918
Roman Walter Sadlowski
This Tree
Veteran of the Year
2001 – Theodore J. Handler • 2002 – Mario Cassinelli • 2003 – Rudy Dassat • 2004 – Robert Shindler • 2005 – Thomas Landry • 2006 – James E. Callahan • 2007 – Lawrence E. Caprari • 2008 – Gregor T. Young • 2009 – Donald T. Kasuba • 2010 – John W. Harding • 2011 – Ralph Stroffolino • 2012 – Francis Tremblay • 2013 – Henry Morris • 2014 – James Riddle
In Memory of John F. Breshahan Jr.
This Tree Was Planted In Honor Of
