Butte La Rose, Louisiana

Butte-a-la-Rose (also known as Butte a la Rose) is an unincorporated area in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.

History

The origin of the name Butte-a-la-Rose is unknown. The community is located on a high point where the Atchafalaya River makes a sharp bend and divides into the Little Atchafalaya River to the South and the Upper Grand River to the North.

Some have said that an old Indian, Celestin Rose, who resided at one time in Grand Bois, said that the butte was named after one of his ancestors, who was "a famous Chitamacha Indian." Another version is that following the French Revolution, some royalists made the butte their home and named it Rose in memory of the flower which was the symbol of their fallen society. [ [http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Square/2320/river-communities.html www.geocities.com] ]

Today, the area is known for its wilderness campgrounds [ [http://cajuncountry.org/campgrounds.html cajuncountry.org "Campgrounds"] ] and the Atchafalaya Welcome Center. [ [http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/atchafalaya/education/INTRODUCTION_Teachers.doc dnr.louisiana.gov "ATCHAFALAYA BASIN PROGRAM"] ]

ee also

*USS Clifton (1862)
*USS Arizona (1858)

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