Manchac, Louisiana

Manchac, Louisiana
Town of Manchac
Town
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Tangipahoa
Elevation 3 ft (0.9 m)
Coordinates 30°17′30″N 90°24′07″W / 30.29167°N 90.40194°W / 30.29167; -90.40194
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code 985
Location of Manchac in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Manchac is a small unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Manchac is located on Lake Maurepas on the Pass Manchac waterway, which connects to Lake Pontchartrain. It is home to the ruins of one of the five lighthouses set up for Lake Pontchartrain. The existing lighthouse (the fourth on the site) was completed in 1857. It was automated in 1941, and the dwelling was razed in 1952; the Coast Guard decommissioned the light and abandoned the property in 1987.[1]

Manchac is known for fishing, duck hunting, seafood restaurants like Middendorf's, and swamp tours. It is also home to the Port Manchac Distribution Center, with storage facilities and rail, truck, and water links to the east, west, and north. Interstate 55 has exit and entrance ramps for Manchac.

Fort Bute or Manchac Post, named for the British Prime Minister, was established in 1763 at the junction of Iberville River (Bayou Manchac) with the Mississippi River, and remained an important British military and trading post in West Florida until captured by Spanish forces under Bernardo Galvez of Louisiana on September 7, 1779, during what became known as Battle of Fort Bute of the American Revolutionary War. Manchac was raided in February 1778 by American forces under the command of James Willing[2] -- see related articles Continental Marines and USS Morris (1778).

References

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Manchac — 30°17′30″N 90°24′7″O / 30.29167, 90.40194 Manchac est une petite agglomération non incorporée de la paroisse de Tangipahoa en …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Manchac Swamp bridge — Other name(s) I 55 Manchac Swamp Crossing Carries Interstate 55 Crosses Manchac Swamp …   Wikipedia

  • Louisiana — • Includes history, religious information, and statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Louisiana     Louisiana     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Bayou Manchac — is an eighteen mile long bayou in southeast Louisiana. This bayou was once a very important waterway linking the Mississippi River to the Amite River. [http://www.geocities.com/mybayou2/index.html] ExplorationThis bayou was at one time called the …   Wikipedia

  • Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana — Location in the state of Louisiana …   Wikipedia

  • Hammond, Louisiana — Coordinates: 30°30′16″N 90°27′56″W / 30.50444°N 90.46556°W / 30.50444; 90.46556 …   Wikipedia

  • Centenary College of Louisiana at Jackson — The original campus of Centenary College of Louisiana is located in Jackson, Louisiana. It is operated and preserved as a museum by the Louisiana Office of State Parks as the Centenary State Historic Site, offering educational interpretive… …   Wikipedia

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana — Location of Tangipahoa Parish in Louisiana This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of… …   Wikipedia

  • North Louisiana Refuge Complex — is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Louisiana. Refuges within the complex Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge D Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge Louisiana Wetland Management District… …   Wikipedia

  • Natalbany, Louisiana — Coordinates: 30°32′52″N 90°29′02″W / 30.54778°N 90.48389°W / 30.54778; 90.48389 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”