Galveztown
Villa de Gálvez (Spanish) | |
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Coordinates: 30°20′31″N 90°53′20″W / 30.34194°N 90.88889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Ascension Parish |
MCD | Parish Governing Authority District 5 |
Historic colonies | Louisiana (New Spain) Louisiana (New France) |
Established | November 22, 1778[1] |
Abandoned | 1810 |
Named for | Bernardo de Gálvez |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
ZIP code | 70769 |
Area code | 225 |
GNIS feature ID | 540630 |
Galveztown (/ˈɡælvɛztaʊn/), or Villa de Gálvez (Spanish: [ˈbiʝa ðe ˈɣalβes]), is a ghost town located at the confluence of Bayou Manchac and the Amite River in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.[2][1][3][4] Galveztown was established in 1778 with the settlement of Canary Islanders colonists and Anglo-Americans fleeing the American Revolutionary War.[1][5][6][7] Due to deplorable conditions and disease, the settlement was eventually abandoned and many residents fled to Spanish Town in 1806.[1][6][8] Some former residents remained in the area and established the community of Gálvez, Louisiana during the first half of the nineteenth century.[1]