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1803 view of New Orleans, looking upriver from the Marigny Plantation House, by J. L. Bouquet de Woiseri In 1805, a census showed a heterogeneous population of 8,500, comprising 3,551 whites, 1,556 free blacks, and 3,105 slaves.
The plantation size, wings of the manor house, and outbuildings have changed over the years since the original plantation house completed in 1805. The sugar mill was located about 1 mile (1.6 km) behind the big house, surrounded by sugarcane fields.
4 dni temu · On April 30, 1812, Louisiana entered the union as the 18th state. Between December 1814 and January 1815, New Orleans was the site of the final battle of the War of 1812, in which U.S. troops led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British. After the war, settlers from the east rushed to New Orleans and other areas of the young state.
At Laura: A Creole Plantation (1805), step beyond the myths of the American South and walk in the footsteps of 4 generations of one Louisiana Creole family, both free and enslaved. Visit this historic sugar farmstead and experience what has been called the "the best history tour in the U.S."
Embark on a Louisiana plantation tour of homes on historic river road, on either side of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
New Orleans Plantation Country holds a collection of the most glorious plantations in Louisiana, each offering a unique glimpse back in time. Depending on the site, the antebellum mansions are surrounded by working farms, gardens and meticulously maintained grounds.
Esperanza Plantation is presently owned by the family of the late Judge Edward A. Dufresne and is the oldest, continuously operating plantation site in the parish. Gravesite of Jean Baptist LaBranche and Eusebe LaBranche in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery.
