[16], Analysis of glass and nails from the site confirms three major periods of occupancy of Yucca House, c. 18071821, c. 1874-1888 (renovation likely after the 1884 purchase by Joseph Henry), and c. 1916-1930 (renovation by Henry's son John and his wife Carmelite "Miss Cammie" Henry). There are seven different languages spoken in Louisiana including English, French, French Creole, Spanish, Italian, Vietnamese, Hungarian and Croatian. These are the three parishes (equivalent to counties elsewhere) along the Mississippi River immediately west of New Orleans. The first enslaved people brought in French Louisiana arrived in 1719. Many old south plantations have been turned into museums, and they offer tours to visitors. Sugar plantations produced raw sugar as well as molasses, which were packed into wooden barrels on the plantation and shipped out to markets in New Orleans. The Slave trade was a 3 billion dollar business at the time, that is equivalent to 12 trillion dollars and the people in the south were not going to let that go very easily. Before boarding the ships the slaves were stripped of clothing, shaved their heads, and put into compartments 4.5 feet tall. The Parsonage Fund, a student-focused grant program, provided funding for Pickneys research. The core zone of sugar production ran along the Mississippi River, between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. In 1865, James W. Nott purchased the property and built the imposing neoclassical mansion that is now the centerpiece of the plantation. Many more details to come on this plantation in a future article. Historic house in Louisiana, United States, harvp error: no target: CITEREFMacDonaldMorganHandleyLee2006 (. Managing Editor Teresa A. Emerson - [emailprotected] Louisiana's plantations offer a fascinating look at lifestyles of the past and a crucial period in the history of the United States. Amid the financial depression that followed the Panic of 1837, the mother and son fell heavily into debt. Slavery was abolished in the state of West Virginia during the American Civil War, when the state's constitution adopted by referendum in 1864. . If you dont like the crowds, then try for October to January. Property ownership provided free Black people financial security and a way to build multigenerational wealth. Mills as a starting point for their historic site documentation of the property, commissioned by the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches; copy held today by E. S. Mills. I was hesitant since she was white and this is a plantation tour. She spoke from a very informed place, and didn't gloss over the horrors of slavery and how it funded this country's start. The Oak Alley Plantation is indeed gorgeous and one of the plantations who see on every postcard you see when talking about Louisiana Plantations because of the remaining 28 Oak trees along the walkway to the entrance to the big house. Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a French nobleman who named the palace after his friend, the French duc dOrlans, a French regent at the time, founded it in 1777. Greek Revival home completed in 1833 by Simeon Smith. Attendees were attacked by white supremacists."; Louisiana's civil rights movement was spearheaded by two pioneering Black-owned newspapers published in New Orleans during the 1860s. The Garden District of New Orleans was once home to what was once a massive plantation. In 2008, the state included Melrose Plantation among the first 26 sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. This is one of the largest plantations in the United States built by and for free blacks. Despite the fact that it has been more than 150 years since the heyday of the southern plantations, visitors continue to flock to these sites below the Mason-Dixon line. The U.S. gained rights to use the New Orleans port in 1795. Enslaved women who served as wet-nurses had to care for their owners children instead of their own. Women and men were separated, lack of ventilation and proper sanitary conditions allowed Measles, Smallpox, Influenza, Scurvy and Dysentery to ravage the slaves and crew. The Bankers Pavilion was erected at the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in 1884 as part of the Poplar Grove Plantation. They raised horses, oxen, mules, cows, sheep, swine, and poultry. Well because of the mix of cultures that have lived here throughout the years. Education tours are one hour in length and are conducted by a trained member of the education department. As you move from room to room you follow how life changed for slaves in the area from being slaves to freed people of color. Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm. In addition to being a landmark American plantation, the Whitney Plantation once housed 350 African slaves, making it one of the most iconic and historic plantations. Who Owns Maison Dupuy? There are original records and replicas of musical instruments used during the time that slaves in the area used the music of the fields combined with Cigar box banjos, to make what little money they could provide for themselves and/or family. Reservations are not required! He has worked to restore the plantation and open it to the public as a museum, with the goal of educating visitors about the history of slavery in the United States. Although not legally freed by his white father until 1802, Metoyer evaded Louisiana's Code Noir that prohibited enslaved men from being granted land. Then in 1687 the Tunica Indians drove the french out and lived there for some time until the 1730s when St Francis was settled by the French. The most famous plantation in Louisiana is the Oak Alley Plantation. After enslaved workers on Etienne DeBores plantation successfully granulated a crop of sugar in 1795, sugar replaced indigo as the dominant crop grown by enslaved people in Louisiana. A few free blacks also owned slave holding plantations in Louisiana, Virginia, and South Carolina. My ancestors suffering and despair were all too real at Oak Alley Plantation. You can fulfill your romantic fantasy of staying at the beautiful Oak Alley with a Mint Julep in hand. With an inexpensive cotton gin a man could remove seed from as much cotton in one day as a woman could de-seed in two months working at a rate of about one pound per day. On April 10, I made a journey to the Laura Plantation in Louisiana. Enslaved people often escaped and became maroons in the swamps to avoid deadly work and whipping. Circa-1850 home on former sugar plantation, scene of a, Early 19th-century plantation, joined in 1890 with, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 00:44. In the early 1800s, many free blacks in Louisiana owned plantations and slaves. This park, which is privately funded, is popular with tourists. "Melrose Title Abstract" (source-cited typescripts of original deeds tracing chain of title), compiled by the legal firm Watson, Murchison, Crews, and Arthur, Natchitoches in 1972 for Elizabeth Shown Mills and Gary B. Whitney Plantation located at 5099 Highway 18 in Wallace, Louisiana on the west bank of the Mississippi River. I am a huge supporter of long term travel, but if arent retired yet (like me) then I would say a week at minimum to truly explore, learn and connect to the incredible culture in the Parishes. The shed reminded me eerily of the torture chambers I saw while in Auschwitz. Learn about how New Orleans was built on the foundation of the plantations, the outdoors, and the grand architecture of its past, but youll also learn about the regions rich history. It is located in Vacherie, Louisiana, and was built in the early 1800s. He was very involved and well known in both the slave trade and sugar production. Rental Car, no but or shared van services as it ispretty remote, Grayline bus tours and services do come out and take you on swamp and plantation tours. Sam Houston visited while in the area soliciting funds for his Texas army. (5-00) Bocage Plantation, 1801, River Road. We offer a relaxing atmosphere in a beautiful setting to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Visitors learn about this history through tours, exhibits, memorials, and artwork. Please fill out are booking request form for all educational group tours. The exhibits about Kid Ory tell how music executives used his songs to make money, but never paid him royalties. Tour guides provide an overview of the history of the Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery. Built approx. These two plantations, built in the early 1800s along the Louisiana River Road, are excellent examples of grand plantations. Artwork by New Orleans high school students made in partnership with Freedom on the Move and the University of New Orleans. Their eldest son left the plantation after his only child died and moved to the French Quarter to live. Many slaves were skilled blacksmiths, masons, and carpenters who were often contracted out. Albania Plantation. Nestled on River Road in Vacherie, Louisiana, the Laura Plantation is ranked by TripAdvisor as having the number one plantation tour on River Road and the best history tour in the United States by Lonely Planet. Buy Tickets Learn More $32 Guided Tour They are architectural and landscape examples of the period, and are an inspiration for todays plantation restoration efforts. There were almost no improved roads in the U.S. or in the Louisiana Territory and the first railroads were not built until the 1830s. The Laura Plantation has more intrigue, and gossip that the French Court! Because of the harsh nature of plantations from labor to punishment enslaved people resisted their captivity by running away. She shows you the small shed where the slaves who were being put on trial were kept for two weeks. [10], Real estate broker Robert Andrew Wolf, Jr. (19302016) of Alexandria, Louisiana, and his partner, John Wasson designed the current Melrose Plantation structure. Railroads appeared before the Civil War, though at first were used to link waterways. The Africa House, a unique, nearly square structure with an umbrella-like roof which extends some 10 feet beyond the exterior walls on all four sides, may be of direct African derivation. The so-called Ghana House is a simple log cabin type common in the area. We offer both self-guided and guided tour options. Discover what it was like to be a house slave, a field slave, the 1811 Slave Revolt at Destrehan Plantation. During the Spanish period (1763-1803), Louisianas plantation owners grew wealthy from the production of indigo. She was incredibly knowledgeable and knew how to convey her knowledge in a refreshing, interesting, clear and concise manner. Black Indians in the United States List of plantations in Louisiana Louisiana African American Heritage Trail Whitney Plantation Historic District, first museum in the U.S. dedicated to slavery Solomon Northup, author of Twelve Years a Slave (1853) Delphine LaLaurie (d. 1849), infamous for abuse of her French Quarter mansion's slaves During the Thomas Jefferson Presidency, a high priority was to build roads to New Orleans, specifically the Natchez Trace and the Federal Road through Georgia, initially intended to facilitate mail delivery. Jean Dorville Landry. Steam-powered river navigation began in 1811-12, between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and New Orleans. This invention used vacuum pans rather than open kettles. New Orleans was actually excluded from the emancipation proclamation, the army was out of money from the lack of slave labor so they offered army pensions to those who would fight in the war. Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm. The Philadelphia Sunday SUN - P.O. But it was more than an experience. The property is only five minutes away from Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site. The properties are both reminders of grand plantations that were built along the Louisiana River Road in the early 1800s. The plantation dates back to the year 1796 and is one of the countrys most haunted historical sites. To begin, enslaved workers harvested the plants and packed the leaves into a large vat called a steeper, or trempoire. [2], Since the 1970s, additional documentary evidence has been found that disproves the asserted identity of the founder. However, Antoine had married well back in the 1830s. The Whitney Plantation is owned by John Cummings, who purchased it in 2000. This plantation saw around 400 slaves move through this plantation over a 52-year period., At the height of operations just before the Civil War, 186 people were enslaved here.This included the children of the masters, who despite a mixed race appearance were still considered enslaved. The back half of the plantation has a thriving sugarcane industry that was sold to another corporation. It is managed by the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches (APHN) as a tourist attraction. One of them, the Louisiana Slave Database, referenced by the Whitney Plantation, contains over 100,000 entries documenting people enslaved in Louisiana from 1719 to 1820. A collection of work by world famous African American folk artist Clementine Hunter is available for viewing, including her popular African House Murals. Some early twentieth-century traditions associated with the plantation, such as its first owner and origins of architectural style, have been disproved by historic research since the 1970s. St. Franois parish (Natchitoches), Book 11: entry 1821-#20; published in E. S. Mills. You can find me on pretty much every social media channelYouTube,Instagram,Twitter,Facebook,Pinterest,TikTok. The classic dishes I recommend are Gumbo, boiled crawfish , PoBoy, Beignets, BBQ dishes, Grits with salt and butter, Fried Alligator, Oysters, Jambalaya, Bananas Foster, Red Beans and Rice, and Crawfish toufe. After the United States outlawed the Atlantic slave trade in 1807, many captives came to Louisiana from the Upper South through the domestic slave trade. This well-preserved plantation is well known for its gardens and architecture, and it has a connection to the Destrehan family, one of Louisianas most influential families. Dianne tells you stories of how it was to be a slave in the fields, a house slave, stories of those from within home, and stories of her ancestors who once lived here. Built in 1830, by Benjamin Kendrick. [citation needed], Under ownership of Spain, the city of New Orleans held the strategically important location between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. Freedom's Journal, the first black-owned newspaper, appeared in . "Marie Therese Coincoin: 1742-1816.". We learned that the plantation owners bought slaves that were master builders from Senegal who built the entire plantation home the kitchen and everything in between without a single nail or a screw. Natchitoches Parish, La., Deed Book 33:133, recorded 22 March 1847. In 1712, there were only 10 Africans in all of Louisiana. Ravaged by. Just enough light into the shed to know what time of day it was, but not enough light to provide comfort, relieving themselves in the small space, no place to lie down it was torture for the price of those who wanted their freedom. Enslaved men typically worked to produce the dye from the plants. Private tours with less than 10 people must pay for 10 people in addition to the $25 closed-day fee. Tour times will be: 10:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:45 PM, & 2:00 PM. It gives you insight into the Slave Revolt of 1811, as the Destrehan Plantation was where three tribunals condemned 45 of the 200 slaves were beheaded for killing 2 white plantation owners. Click here to email info@whitneyplantation.org, Click here to view location 5099 Louisiana Hwy 18, Edgard, LA 70049, Education Tours for 5th through 12th Grade Students, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade (August 23). Guillaume Duparc discovered the existence of a hundred-year-old Native American village while visiting here. Our guide had just completed her master's thesis on the Haitian slave revolt. Seniors, Students, & Military. During the 90-minute walking tour, visitors will get a unique look at how slave laborers lived on a Louisiana sugar plantation. Whitney Plantation is the only museum in the United States dedicated solely to the history of slavery. A must do if ever in Louisiana. Discount Admission:$23 Laura was born to them, along with two boys. There is always a party happening in Louisiana no matter what time of year it is. Wade Hampton, a Virginian who arrived in 1850, purchased the land for the plantation in 1810. Learn about its significance and unravel its complex history. Plantation owners, both white and black, lost huge sums of money. After leaving, I was so scared of Chloe that I burned and buried the ashes of a souvenir postcard I had taken. Built in 1830; French-Creole Architecture. There is no definitive answer to this question, as the ownership of Maison Dupuy is unclear. The prices range from $175 - $325 per night depending on the cottage you would like to book. Whitney Plantation is so much more than a tour. It includes information about how the trade began, which European countries were involved, and where Africans were captured and forcibly migrated along routes of trade that extended both to the west and east of the African continent. Duparc died in 1808 and four generations of his descendants took over the family plantation. However, Antoine had married well back in the 1830s. Here is the best New Orleans food to try with tips for local hot spots and real Cajun and Creole charm. I found myself thinking about what she had to say days after we left and telling the story of what we heard to many friends and family members. After the United States outlawed the Atlantic slave trade in 1807, many captives came to Louisiana from the Upper South through the domestic slave trade. Just before the Civil War in 1860, there were 331,726 enslaved people and 18,647 free people of color in Louisiana. New Orleans plantations are some of the most popular tourist destinations in Louisiana. This made much of the land in the U.S. unsuitable for growing crops other than for local consumption. You can take in breathtaking views of the Mississippi River and the plantations that dot its banks when you stay at the Inn at Houmas House. Melrose Plantation, also known as Yucca Plantation, is a National Historic Landmark located in the unincorporated community of Melrose in Natchitoches Parish in north central Louisiana. To read more about me and my storyclick here. There is also a cemetery on the property. Click here to email info@whitneyplantation.org, Click here to view location 5099 Louisiana Hwy 18, Edgard, LA 70049. The Inn at Houmas House also features a garden courtyard as well as a wonderful bed and breakfast setting. 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