Oak Alley Plantation Slaves

This past april i visited the oak alley plantation outside of new orleans louisiana with my friends who were visiting from new zealand.

Oak alley plantation slaves. The tour of the house was very informative. This site uses akismet to reduce spam. James parish courthouse, the archdiocese of baton rouge sacramental records, tulane university, and new orleans notarial archives.

All beds are surrounded by mosquito netting. The purpose of the plantation was to grow sugarcane and mr. The “slavery at oak alley” exhibit shares the story of those who were enslaved on this sugar plantation from approximately 1835 to the end of the civil war.

Oak alley is named for its distinguishing visual feature, an alley (french allée) or canopied path, created by a double row of southern live oak trees about 800 feet (240 meters) long, planted in the early 18th century — long before the present house was built. We went early and i was glad because 2 school buses came plus various tour groups by 11. October 3rd is the anniversary of mrs.

All other exhibits open 9. There was also a list of the slaves at that time and their worth in usd. The work in the field was only part of the misery of the hard work of a sugar plantation.

I had never been to a plantation. The weekend getaway had been in the works. It is said oak alley plantation has at least 2 resident ghosts.

It is owned and operated by the oak alley foundation. The top is a collection of photos and the bottom photo is me kneeling before the names of the 124 slaves from oak alley plantation.) it was a month ago that a couple of friends and i descended on new orleans. More than 200 men, women, and children lived enslaved on this plantation.