1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

LOUISIANA - St. James County - Historic Districts

Colonial Sugars Historic District *** (added 1994 - St. James County - #94000858) 1250 S. Fifth Ave., Gramercy (350 acres, 39 buildings, 7 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Industry Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling Laura Plantation ** (added 1993 - St. James County - #92001842) 2247 LA 18, Vacherie (370 acres, 16 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Stick/Eastlake, Other Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use St. Michael's Church Historic District (added 1979 - St. James County - #79003121) Also known as See Also:St. Joseph's School LA 44, Convent (230 acres, 6 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Education, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, School Current Function: Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure

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