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Pierre Part’s history is
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The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Pierre Part. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Pierre Part was founded by Acadian French settlers after the Great Upheaval of 1755, during which much of the French population of Acadia (now Nova Scotia) was expelled by its British conquerors.

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Timeline

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1970s3 items · IN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISSIPPI…Commons
1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewIN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISS…, 1973: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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Garrett MorrisGarrett MorrisMorgan City · 17 miClarence WilliamsClarence WilliamsPlaquemine · 23 miFrancis T. NichollsFrancis T. NichollsDonaldsonville · 16 miMurphy J. FosterMurphy J. FosterFranklin · 22 miMurphy J. FosterMurphy J. FosterFranklin · 22 miShawn LongShawn LongMorgan City · 17 mi
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Pierre Part, decade by decade

1970s3 items
IN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN 150 YEARS. UNPRECEDENTED FLOODING...…CommonsIN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REACHED ITS HIG…1973IN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN 150 YEARS. UNPRECEDENTED FLOODING...…CommonsIN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REACHED ITS HIG…1973IN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN 150 YEARS. UNPRECEDENTED FLOODING...…CommonsIN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REACHED ITS HIG…1973
1980s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Pierre Part is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pierre Part has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Paincourtville, 9 miles away.

Pierre Part and the nearest listed places

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St. Elizabeth Catholic ChurchSt. Anne Catholic ChurchChrist Episcopal Church and CemeteryAssumption Parish Courthouse and JailChurch of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryLaBarre House

Closest to Pierre Part

St. Elizabeth Catholic ChurchPaincourtville · Building9miSt. Anne Catholic ChurchNapoleonville · Romanesque10.6miChrist Episcopal Church and CemeteryNapoleonville · Built 185310.6miAssumption Parish Courthouse and JailNapoleonville · Building10.7miChurch of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryPaincourtville · Building11mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as IN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN 150 YEARS. UNPRECEDENTED FLOODING...… (1973) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

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📜 Napoleonville📜 White Castle📜 Donaldsonville📜 Morgan City

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