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Land Purchase

Name: Land Purchase
Start: 1843-07-25
Location: La Chapelle

When: 1843-07-25
Where: La Chapelle
Part of: Père Mégret purchases land for Abbeville, Louisiana

Père Antoine Désiré Mégret purchased the land formerly called La Chapelle for $900 on July 25, 1843.

The land that would become Abbeville, Louisiana, was purchased by founding father Père Antoine Désiré Mégret, a Capuchin missionary, on July 25, 1843, for $900. This transaction established the basis for the settlement that was later named Abbeville.

Sources

Abbeville, Louisiana Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12

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