Wakefield plantation in West Feliciana Parish Louisiana in the 1930s :: State Library of Louisiana Historic Photograph Collection
A comprehensive guide to Louisiana Plantations along the River Road. We recently visited 12 Louisiana plantations along Louisiana's River Road between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Louisiana's River Road parallels the east and west banks of the Mississippi River for about 70 miles (about 100 miles of actual road) through the Louisiana parishes of St. Charles, St. John, and St. James. Over a dozen of the plantation homes are open to the public for tours, and all are different so it can be difficult to decide which to visit. Here is our guide to the Louisiana plantations along the River Road, complete with a FAQ section, a short guide to each of the 12 visited plantations, and our own impressions of each!
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Our comprehensive guide to 6 Charleston plantations. Trying to choose which Charleston plantation to visit? We give you all the details you need to decide and plan your own visit to these plantations. Our guide to the plantations near Charleston includes how to get to each plantations, tips for saving money, best Charleston plantation tours, a guide to each of the 6 plantations, and our own personal impressions and tips for visiting each of these South Carolina plantations!
These gorgeous houses often hide evil secrets and dark pasts -- making them prime spots for hauntings. Explore our top haunted plantations...if you dare!
Take an historical drive along the Mississippi River, and visit Louisiana's Great River Road plantations. Maps, itinerary, and helpful links included.
Discover the haunted histories of Virginia's historic plantations, including ghost sightings and paranormal activities at sites like Ferry Plantation House, Berkeley Plantation, and more.
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These photos come from the Creole plantations located along the Cane River in northeastern Louisiana. Even reading that sentence back makes me smile as it sounds as remarkably Southern as it is. The word “Creole” is a complicated one, as it has evolved over time. Technically it means something which comes from the new world but with old world roots. People born in Louisiana of Spanish and French decent were referred to as “Creoles”. The word also encompassed architecture and food born in the region but using traditional knowledge. Today, it tends to mean people of mixed heritage including those of European, African and Native American descent. Regardless, these early settlers to the region began mostly as subsistence farmers and over time grew into large plantation owners. As cotton became king in the south, many of these plantations got on board, purchasing hundreds of enslaved people to do their manual labor. The plantations grew and thrived. After the Civil War and the the 13th Amendment to the Constitution freed the slaves, many stayed on as sharecroppers and tenant farmers, as the plantation and cotton were the only things they had ever known. Some of these plantations remained in business into my lifetime owned and worked by generation after generation of people from the same families. The first photos in this collection come from the Magnolia Plantation, a part of Cane River Creole National Historical Park. Once owned by the LeComte Family, this large plantation was worked by 275 enslaved people in its heyday. While the Big House is still owned by the family and is closed to visitation, the overseer’s house, plantation store, blacksmith shop, cotton gin building and slave cabins are all open to the public as part of the park. I especially enjoyed learning about the “pigeonnier”, a pigeon coup in which their droppings were used as fertilizer and baby pigeons were sometimes eaten as a delicacy. Today only 8 of the original 71 slave cabins remain, but were occupied by plantation workers until 1970. This plantation is fascinating to wander around and learn about the people who lived there…
Below is a photo gallery featuring manor houses and slave cabins from plantations of the Old South that are still standing: PLANTATIONS OF THE OLD SOUTH Bannerman Plantation, Florida Cane River Plantation, Louisiana Maden Hall Farm, Tennessee Boone Hall Plantation, South Carolina Boone Hall…
Sometimes abandoned plantations go up for sale for a shockingly low price. Check out photos of this abandoned SC plantation!
The Southern'spiration guide to the historic River road plantations of Louisiana. Including Nottoway, Oak Alley and Houmas House plantations homes.
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Discover the rich history and unique charm of Louisiana's plantations, from Oak Alley to Myrtles Plantation. Plan your visit today!
Many Natchez, Mississippi historic homes and plantations now operate as museums, open to the public throughout the year.
The plantations on which they worked are a natural place to come to terms with the past; we asked our local insiders in Nashville for their suggestions.
Along the Mississippi River, see these Top 10 New Orleans Plantation Tours - beautiful architecture, rural Louisiana and important history lessons.
