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Cane River Creole National Historical Park
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To reach Oakland Plantation, take I-49 to Exit 127, Flora/Cypress. Head east on LA Highway 120 toward Cypress. Cross over LA Highway 1 onto LA Highway 494. The parking lot and entrance pavilion for Oakland are 4.5 miles east of Highway 1 on the left.

To reach the grounds of Magnolia Plantation, take I-49 to Exit 119, Derry. Head east on LA Highway 119. Cross over LA Highway 1 and proceed for two miles. The grounds of Magnolia Plantation are on the right.

The main house of Magnolia is privately owned by descendents of the original family.  Tours of the home may be available: contact the Natchitoches Parish Tourist Commission at (318) 352-6398 for more information.
 
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Navigational Systems may assist visitors in finding their way through the Cane River region.

Physical Addresses for GPS Navigation:

Oakland Plantation

4386 Highway 494

Bermuda, LA 71456

 

Magnolia Plantation

5549 Highway 119

Derry, LA 71416
Cotton  

Did You Know?
As textile mills in the north increased their demand for cotton, the use of enslaved labor increased in cotton-growing plantations such as Oakland and Magnolia. In this way the industrial revolution in the northern states encouraged the expansion of the plantation labor systems of the south.

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Last Updated: December 29, 2008 at 14:19 EST