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Jun 29, 2023 · The park tells their stories and preserves the cultural landscape of Oakland and Magnolia Plantations, two of the most intact Creole cotton plantations in the United States.
Established as a historical park by the United States Congress in 1994, the Cane River Creole National Historic Park is comprised of Oakland Plantation and parts of Magnolia Plantation.
Nov 30, 2022 · VISITING MAGNOLIA PLANTATION. The portion of Magnolia Plantation that is part of the historical park is only a fraction of its original size. Currently 18 acres are part of the park, and if Congress approves the boundary expansion, only 46 more acres will be added (including the section of Hwy 119 that is currently closed).
Dec 28, 2022 · The two historic plantations located within the Cane River area are the Magnolia Plantation and Oakland Plantation. The Magnolia Plantation can trace its beginning back to the mid-18 th century. In 1753, Jean Baptiste LeComte received a French land grant in Natchitoches Parish.
The park includes 44.16 acres of Oakland Plantation and 18.75 acres of Magnolia Plantation. The two park sites include a total of 67 historic structures remnant from 200 years of plantation life. Both Oakland and Magnolia Plantations owe their physical integrity to the families that kept them intact for seven and eight generations.
Feb 9, 2022 · National Historical Park Louisiana Info; Alerts; Maps; Calendar; Fees; Loading alerts. Alerts In Effect ... The Enslaved People of Magnolia Plantation. View full ...
Much of the history of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, and the American South is written in the Magnolia big house and the agricultural landscape it occupies. Magnolia Plantation has been the site of over 250 years of human experience on Cane River, from prehistoric settlement through European colonization, the Louisiana Purchase, the expansion ...
