Historical Marker
Bloch Corner
Historical marker location:
105 North Main Street, Opelousas, Louisiana
( Marker is on North Main Street near Bellevue Street, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2019
Northwest Corner of Bellevue and Main Streets.
In 1803, Louisiana was sold by France to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase doubled the size of the United States at the time.