The St. Charles Historical Foundation, Ethnic Heritage Committee, initiated this project in an effort to preserve one of our historic treasures in St. Charles...
Category - 19th Century
19th Century Mississippi River Maps Collection: 1868-1869 St. Charles and St. John Parishes 1866-1876 Jefferson and St. Charles Parishes 1866-1872 St. Charles...
FENCES: Every owner of a plantation or of land fronting on the public road shall be bound to have on the whole front thereof a well-conditioned and lawful...
19th Century Timeline The Territorial Period (1803-1812) Antebellum Period (1803-1861) Civil War Period (1861-1865) Reconstruction (1866-1877) Post...
In 1852, the state legislature abolished the position of parish superintendent. For several years in the early 1870s , there were division superintendents.
Foot ferries were also a popular mode of travel on the river and bayous. In 1887 parish officials decided the ferry system landing fees should be studied. In...
Throughout this period the home was the center and focus of life. A young man wishing “to call” on a young lady would send a friend to ask permission of her...
The LeMoyne brothers, Iberville and Bienville, were timeless advocates of schools to educate the colonial children.
There was a broad spectrum of architectural styles ranging from the crude and rustic cabins of early settlers, farmers and slaves, to business people and the...