Plantation Day on the Cane River


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February 23rd 2013
Published: July 22nd 2017
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Geo: 31.7277, -93.1531The weather today was great. Cool when we started out but nice sunshine and the local temp was up to 66F by mid-day.Our first stop was the Oakland Plantation which has 17 of the original buildings remaining. It is a National Historic Park and is one of only two such farms west of the Mississippi. There was a free tour of the main house and self-guided tour of the balance of t... Read Full Entry



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Grain Storage & Fattening Pen
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Main House - Rear
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Main House - Side
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Side & Front
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Main House - Front
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Fern which turns from brown to green with 5 hours of a rainfall.
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Daughter's Bedrooms
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Ceiling Fan (Paddle) usually pulled by a young boy slave
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Bottle Garden
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Cabin & Weaving House



24th February 2013

Your pictures are just beautiful. The plantation homes looked very interesting.

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