Madisonville History - Things to SEE and Do in Louisiana
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We are in Madisonville, and just like her neighboring towns like Mandeville and literally everywhere else in this state, Madisonville was inhabited by several Native tribes prior to European arrival. These tribes were Acolapissa, Choctaw, Tchefuncta, Bayougoula, amongst others, and the nearby Tchefuncte River would play a massive part in the development of Madisonville. We keep saying that word, Madisonville, because that’s what it’s known as today BUT originally, this area was a native village known as Chiconcte.
There is archeological evidence that prehistoric humans lived around Lake Pontchartrain about 10,000 years ago. Paleo-Indian arrowheads have been found in St. Tammany parish. These tribes were mainly hunter-gatherers. Boat building, fishing, crabbing, net making, paddle making, and decoy carving are all related to these tribes settling on the lake and are still done by Cajuns and Natives to Louisiana.
The first European to set foot in what would become St. Tammany Parish was Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur D’Iberville in 1699. Iberville was exploring the Mississippi River in a canoe. A shortcut to the Gulf of Mexico was recommended by his native guide which led him through Lake Maurepas and Pass Manchac. About sunset on March 27, he entered the lake, which he christened Pontchartrain, and you can watch our video on that history via our channel. Iberville disembarked at Goose Point, near what is now Lacombe. He found the mosquitos intolerable, the land too marshy, and dismissed the area as totally unfit for settlement. The Acolapissa would soon migrate from Biloxi followed by the Choctaw.
After the Treaty of Paris was signed in February 1763, the British won rights to settle in West Florida, which was the independent nation above Lake Pontchartrain. British land grants were given to people who took an oath of allegiance to King George. French settlers arrived on the banks of the Tchefuncte river in April of 1773. These French settlers would name the area Coquille, which means “shells” in French that were abundant along the river and in the lake. In 1779, the news of native attacks in Mobile frightened the French settlers, so they packed their belongings and abandoned their homes along the Tchefuncte River, and it would sit abandoned until April 24, 1783.
By the time of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the village of Chiconcte and Barrio de Buck Falia, which is now known as Covington, had begun to develop as trade and transportation centers. The Port of Bayou St. John in New Orleans began trade excursions across Lake Pontchartrain to the settlements, and vessels began to be built on the Northshore.
This area wouldn’t bear the name of Madisonville until 1810. A man named Jean Baptiste Baham of Barsac, France, yes that’s a real place, arrived to settle on his 1000 arpents of land he got from a Spanish land grant. It was then renamed after the US President James Madison. For those who don’t know, James Madison was the Secretary of State during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency and he basically persuaded Congress to fund and ratify the Louisiana Purchase. In 1810, President James Madison claimed the West Florida territory to be part of Louisiana and Governor Claiborne established boundaries of the parish, naming it St. Tammany, probably after Tamanend, a Delaware tribal chief.
Once it was renamed Madisonville, it was soon considered a resort community on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain that was favored by wealthy New Orleanians escaping the hot summers, but mostly escaping Yellow Fever.
During the Civil War, Madisonville remained under confederate control, even after New Orleans fell to the Union. Transporting goods across enemy lines proved difficult and Madisonville and surrounding areas suffered economically, which lasted for decades after the war ended. The vast pine woods, left intact until this time, began to fall to lumber companies. Tourist trade also resumed, with six steamers making excursions twice a week to carry people from New Orleans.
The growth of Madisonville, and all of the North Shore communities, took off in 1956 when the longest bridge over water in the world was built, aka the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.
During the exodus from the cities of the 1960s, known as White Flight, the parish entered into a period of moderate growth. These were often older, retired people who had no need to commute to city jobs or families that didn’t agree with the desegregation of public schools. More often than not, they had grown up in New Orleans and followed the tradition of summering on the Northshore. In a sense, these were not strangers to the area but seasonal residents who decided to settle in permanently.
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I thought I knew southern history well, but never knew about Madisonville.. def will visit.
There’s always something new to be learned.
One of your best town videos
Much appreciated my friend!
Madisonville sounds like a pretty neat place to visit.
It is!
Welp, mark this down on the list to visit.
It’s a great spot
Just found your channel through Instagram, was in Madisonville this weekend. Went and ate at Tchefunctes, beautiful town.
I need to get out to Tchefunctes and try their gumbo. Did you enjoy the meal?
Fascinating! I'm just up in Jackson, MS, and I love learning about and exploring LA. I appreciate the suggestions from your channel. Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you for the compliments!
Thanks for sharing this. I’m doing my hubbys family history and they are from that area!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Good luck!! I’m glad you liked the video.
I moved to Madisonville after losing my home to Hurricane Katrina. It's peaceful and lovely
Yes it’s a gorgeous community
Where in the world do you get 10 thousand years ago? That’s a long time you could just say 2 thousand years ago and no one will say anything