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[[File:Manchac historical marker.jpg|130x130px|thumb|right|Historical marker in Manchac (Akers), Louisiana]] |
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[[File:Manchac Middendorf.jpg|thumb|261x261px|left|Middendorf Restaurant is, as of 2012, actually a sequence of three restaurants along old [[United States Highway 51]]. The view is toward the south.]] |
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'''Manchac''' (also known as '''Akers''') is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana|Tangipahoa Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. |
'''Manchac''' (also known as '''Akers''') is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana|Tangipahoa Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. |
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==Etymology== |
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Dr. [[John R. Swanton]], a linguist who worked with Native American languages, suggested that the name Manchac is derived from ''Imashaka'', which is a Choctaw word meaning "the rear entrance."<ref name="Read2008">{{cite book|author=William A. Read|title=Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin: A Collection of Words|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MSbUOTHeSWoC&pg=PA40|date=12 October 2008|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=978-0-8173-5505-0|page=40}}</ref><ref name="Leeper2012">{{cite book|author=Clare D’Artois Leeper|title=Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HgL-Yi7GIEQC&pg=PA156|date=19 October 2012|publisher=LSU Press|isbn=978-0-8071-4738-2|pages=156–}}</ref> An early Choctaw language dictionary written by [[Cyrus Byington]] defines the word ''im'' as a preposition meaning "place" and ''ashaka'' meaning "the back side or rear" <ref name="Byington1915">{{citation|author=Cyrus Byington|title=A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=798RAAAAYAAJ|year=1915|publisher=Native American Book Publishers|page=59|isbn=9781878592071}}</ref> |
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==Willie Akers== |
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Willie Akers carried the same name as his father who founded the city of [[Ponchatoula, Louisiana|Ponchatoula]]. In the year 1871 Willie moved to Manchac with his family and built a house near a section of high ground that the locals called ''Jones Island''. Then in the year 1857 Willie was appointed as the first postmaster of Manchac and served as the local [[telegraph]] operator. The local community became known as "Akers" during this period.<ref name="USGenWeb">{{cite web | title=Tennent Family, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | website=usgwarchives.net | url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/history/family/tennent.txt | access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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Fort Bute or Manchac Post, named after the then British Prime Minister [[John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute]], was established in 1763 at the junction of Iberville River ([[Bayou Manchac]]) with the [[Mississippi River]], and remained an important military and trading post in [[British West Florida]] until captured by Spanish forces under [[Bernardo de Gálvez|Bernardo Galvez]] |
[[Fort Bute]] or Manchac Post, named after the then British Prime Minister [[John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute]], was established in 1763 at the junction of the Iberville River ([[Bayou Manchac]]) with the [[Mississippi River]], and remained an important military and trading post in [[British West Florida]] until captured by Spanish forces under [[Luis de Unzaga]] who built a new fort, Manchak fort, in August of 1775;<ref>Cazorla, Frank (2919). The governor Louis de Unzaga (1717–1793) Pioneer in the Birth of the United States of America and in Liberalism, Foundation Malaga, pages 42-56, 63, 82-83</ref> later, his brother-in-law [[Bernardo de Gálvez|Bernardo Galvez]] captured Manchac Fort from the English again on September 7, 1779, during what became known as the [[Battle of Fort Bute]] of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Manchac was raided in February 1778 by American forces under the command of James Willing<ref>Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr.: ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=KZfyps0cPvsC&q=Manchac+%22James+Willing%22.&pg=PA39 William Dunbar: scientific pioneer of the old Southwest]'', University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 2007, pp. 39-44</ref>—see related articles, [[Continental Marines]] and [[USS Morris (1778)|USS ''Morris'']]. Fort Bute/Manchac Post/Mississippi River at Bayou Manchac is 45 miles from Manchac. |
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The British used Manchac as a trading post with which the British agent in 1772 was reported to attempt to recruit a translator of Quapaw to undermine Spanish authority in Spanish Louisiana. Apparently it was a favorite object of deputy Indian agent John Thomas there.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Arnold|first=Morris S.|title=The Rumble of a Distant Drum|publisher=University of Arkansas Press|year=2000|isbn=1-55728-839-9|pages=93}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | When the [[New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern]] railroad was commissioned in 1852, Manchac was one of the stations originally planned, which were generally at ten-mile intervals.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Stations |url=http://www.csa-railroads.com/New_Orleans,_Jackson_and_Great_Northern_Stations.htm |website=Confederate Railroads |access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref> Willie Akers' father, William Akers, was the founder and first mayor of the town of [[Ponchatoula, Louisiana|Ponchatoula]], the next station to the north. Manchac straddles the railway, which, at the start of the 21st century, is part of the [[Canadian National Railway]] system. |
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== Toponymy == |
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Manchac is part of the [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. The name "Manchac" derives from a [[Choctaw language|Choctaw]] expression for "rear entrance" (''i.e.'', to [[Lake Pontchartrain]]). |
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The area was part of the [[Expedition to Pass Manchac and Ponchatoula]] during the American Civil War. |
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"Akers" is for Willie Akers, a [[telegraph]] operator on the [[New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad]], who in 1857 began operating Manchac's first post office.<ref name="ponchatoula">{{cite web | url=http://www.ponchatoula.com/history.html | title=The History of Ponchatoula | accessdate=2012-01-02 |author1=Lindsay, C. H. |author2=Dufreche, Julian }}</ref> |
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== Location == |
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Manchac is located on [[Lake Maurepas]] on the Pass Manchac waterway, which connects to [[Lake Pontchartrain]]. |
Manchac is located on [[Lake Maurepas]] on the Pass Manchac waterway, which connects to [[Lake Pontchartrain]]. The [[Manchac Swamp Bridge]] on [[Interstate 55 in Louisiana|Interstate 55]] has exit and entrance ramps for Manchac. Also located here is the Port Manchac Distribution Center, with storage facilities and rail, truck, and water links to the east, west, and north. |
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Manchac is home to the [[ruins]] of one of the five [[lighthouse]]s set up for Lake Pontchartrain, the [[Pass Manchac Light]]. The last lighthouse to be built on the north side of the entrance to Pass Manchac (the fourth one on that site) was completed in 1857. It was automated in 1941, and the dwelling was razed in 1952; the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] decommissioned the light and abandoned the property in 1987.<ref>Lighthousefriends.com: ''Pass Manchac, LA'', http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=809, accessed 1 Jun 2010.</ref> |
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[[Hurricane Isaac (2012)|Hurricane Isaac]] destroyed the Pass Manchac Light structure in August 2012. However, the lantern room had previously been removed from the tower, for restoration purposes. Since 2008, Pass Manchac Light's lantern room has been located at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum in [[Madisonville, Louisiana|Madisonville]].<ref>[http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=809 Pass Manchac at LighthouseFriends.com] accessed 25 Mar 2015.</ref> |
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Manchac is known for [[fishing]], duck [[hunting]], [[seafood]] [[restaurant]]s 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. |
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Manchac is known for [[fishing]], duck [[hunting]], [[seafood]] [[restaurant]]s such as Middendorf's, and [[swamp]] tours. |
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Manchac, Louisiana | |
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  Manchac, Louisiana Location of Manchac in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°17′30″N 90°24′07″W / 30.29167°N 90.40194°W | |
| Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tangipahoa |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70421[1] |
| Area code | 985 |
Manchac (also known as Akers) is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Etymology
[edit]Dr. John R. Swanton, a linguist who worked with Native American languages, suggested that the name Manchac is derived from Imashaka, which is a Choctaw word meaning "the rear entrance."[2][3] An early Choctaw language dictionary written by Cyrus Byington defines the word im as a preposition meaning "place" and ashaka meaning "the back side or rear" [4]
Willie Akers
[edit]Willie Akers carried the same name as his father who founded the city of Ponchatoula. In the year 1871 Willie moved to Manchac with his family and built a house near a section of high ground that the locals called Jones Island. Then in the year 1857 Willie was appointed as the first postmaster of Manchac and served as the local telegraph operator. The local community became known as "Akers" during this period.[5]
History
[edit]Fort Bute or Manchac Post, named after the then British Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, was established in 1763 at the junction of the Iberville River (Bayou Manchac) with the Mississippi River, and remained an important military and trading post in British West Florida until captured by Spanish forces under Luis de Unzaga who built a new fort, Manchak fort, in August of 1775;[6] later, his brother-in-law Bernardo Galvez captured Manchac Fort from the English again on September 7, 1779, during what became known as the Battle of Fort Bute of the American Revolutionary War. Manchac was raided in February 1778 by American forces under the command of James Willing[7]—see related articles, Continental Marines and USS Morris. Fort Bute/Manchac Post/Mississippi River at Bayou Manchac is 45 miles from Manchac.
The British used Manchac as a trading post with which the British agent in 1772 was reported to attempt to recruit a translator of Quapaw to undermine Spanish authority in Spanish Louisiana. Apparently it was a favorite object of deputy Indian agent John Thomas there.[8]
When the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern railroad was commissioned in 1852, Manchac was one of the stations originally planned, which were generally at ten-mile intervals.[9] Willie Akers' father, William Akers, was the founder and first mayor of the town of Ponchatoula, the next station to the north. Manchac straddles the railway, which, at the start of the 21st century, is part of the Canadian National Railway system.
The area was part of the Expedition to Pass Manchac and Ponchatoula during the American Civil War.
Standort
[edit]Manchac is located on Lake Maurepas on the Pass Manchac waterway, which connects to Lake Pontchartrain. The Manchac Swamp Bridge on Interstate 55 has exit and entrance ramps for Manchac. Also located here is the Port Manchac Distribution Center, with storage facilities and rail, truck, and water links to the east, west, and north.
Manchac is home to the ruins of one of the five lighthouses set up for Lake Pontchartrain, the Pass Manchac Light. The last lighthouse to be built on the north side of the entrance to Pass Manchac (the fourth one on that site) was completed in 1857. It was automated in 1941, and the dwelling was razed in 1952; the U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the light and abandoned the property in 1987.[10]
Hurricane Isaac destroyed the Pass Manchac Light structure in August 2012. However, the lantern room had previously been removed from the tower, for restoration purposes. Since 2008, Pass Manchac Light's lantern room has been located at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum in Madisonville.[11]
Manchac is known for fishing, duck hunting, seafood restaurants such as Middendorf's, and swamp tours.
References
[edit]- ^ "Akers ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ William A. Read (October 12, 2008). Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin: A Collection of Words. University of Alabama Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-8173-5505-0.
- ^ Clare D’Artois Leeper (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. pp. 156–. ISBN 978-0-8071-4738-2.
- ^ Cyrus Byington (1915), A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language, Native American Book Publishers, p. 59, ISBN 9781878592071
- ^ "Tennent Family, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ Cazorla, Frank (2919). The governor Louis de Unzaga (1717–1793) Pioneer in the Birth of the United States of America and in Liberalism, Foundation Malaga, pages 42-56, 63, 82-83
- ^ Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr.: William Dunbar: scientific pioneer of the old Southwest, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 2007, pp. 39-44
- ^ Arnold, Morris S. (2000). The Rumble of a Distant Drum. University of Arkansas Press. p. 93. ISBN 1-55728-839-9.
- ^ "New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Stations". Confederate Railroads. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Lighthousefriends.com: Pass Manchac, LA, http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=809, accessed 1 Jun 2010.
- ^ Pass Manchac at LighthouseFriends.com accessed 25 Mar 2015.
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