Oak Alley Plantation History
Josephine, coming from a cattle ranching family, decided, along with her husband, to operate oak alley primarily as a cattle ranch.
Oak alley plantation history. The plantation is named for the 28 oak trees that form a magnificent alley up to the main entrance of the estate. Notable features include a blacksmith shop, slave quarter buildings and the stewart graveyard (oak alley's last residents). Explore the creole laura plantation, known for its historic representation of slave plantations.
James parish and engaged in the lucrative sugar trade. The oak alley house tour is approximately 35 minutes and is conducted by the plantations own tour guides.walking is required for this tour. History of oak alley plantation
Arrived at oak alley in the summer of 1976 to carry on the legacy left by his great aunt, josephine armstrong stewart (last resident owner. This past april i visited the oak alley plantation outside of new orleans louisiana with my friends who were visiting from new zealand. Located on the mississippi river between the historic louisiana cities of new orleans and baton.
63,428 likes · 287 talking about this · 150,644 were here. Since 1976, oak alley plantation, restaurant & inn has been servicing the local community as well as visitors from around the world as they explore the vast history of this river region. Although sugar cane was the primary plantation crop in south louisiana, the mosaic virus wiped out the sugar cane crops in the area in the early 1900s.
The oak alley plantation was built in 1839 after two years of construction. Oak alley foundation owns and operates the 28 historic acres and principal buildings and grounds of oak alley plantation. Oak alley foundation, vacherie, louisiana.
Explore history at oak alley plantation. I never really intended to write about our trip to oak alley but in light of the events in charlottesville i feel it is the appropriate platform for some thoughts about america’s dark past and present. We went early and i was glad because 2 school buses came plus various tour groups by 11.