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Most of these Sites are within 15 mintues or less of Audubon State Historic Site.
Stately, slender pine trees tower over the now-quiet green grounds of old Centenary College. The school was a center of activity in the mid-1800s as college students hurried from class to class, recited their lessons or played outdoor games.
Time and circumstances have altered Centenary College of Louisiana forever, yet a glimpse of its character is still evident on its beautiful campus.
Time and circumstances have altered Centenary College of Louisiana forever, yet a glimpse of its character is still evident on its beautiful campus.
The Civil War had a profound effect on Centenary College, as it did on most Southern colleges. The school closed for the duration of the war and its buildings were used by both Confederate and Union troops. The dormitories became hospital space in October 1862 and during the seige of Port Hudson in 1863 and Union troops used the Main Academic Building as an area headquarters.
The cemeteries of Louisiana are a significant part of the state's history. They tell the story of those who laid the foundation for Louisiana as it exists today. A visit to Locust Grove State Historic Site provides an illustration of the small family cemeteries which were a part of most plantations. Several generations of family members are buried here. Strolling through the historic graves encourages reflection on the courage, determination and dedication of the early settlers in Louisiana.
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Control of the Mississippi River was important to both sides during the American Civil War. The North wanted to control the river and split the Confederacy in two. The South wanted to maintain control and ensure the flow of supplies back and forth across the river.
When New Orleans fell to Federal troops in late April 1862, Confederate control of the Mississippi was in jeopardy. The Confederate army had already fortified the river bluffs at Vicksburg, Mississippi, but it needed another series of river batteries below the mouth of the Red River. The Red River was the primary route for the shipment of supplies from Texas to the heartland of the Confederacy.
When New Orleans fell to Federal troops in late April 1862, Confederate control of the Mississippi was in jeopardy. The Confederate army had already fortified the river bluffs at Vicksburg, Mississippi, but it needed another series of river batteries below the mouth of the Red River. The Red River was the primary route for the shipment of supplies from Texas to the heartland of the Confederacy.
Rosedown Plantation is located in the West Feliciana Parish community of St. Francisville along one of the most historic corridors in South Louisiana.
West Feliciana Parish is largely agrarian in nature, and defined by its proximity to the Mississippi River, which forms its western boundary. The historic presence of the River created deep soil deposits to form uplands that became, in the days of the cotton boom, extremely productive and valuable. In addition to the natural flats, creeks draining to the River created some expanses of rugged, heavily treed terrain that became profitable as timberland.
Societies in and around St. Francisville at the time that Rosedown Plantation was assembled and constructed were dominated by European, primarily British, settlers who became cotton planters on an enormous scale. Most of the nineteenth century cotton barons of all nationalities had requested and received their plantations through land grants from the Spanish government, the titles to which remained valid after the establishment of the United States government. The parents of Daniel and Martha (Barrow) Turnbull achieved high social status in West Feliciana through their immense cotton operations, and Daniel Turnbull himself was known before the Civil War as one of the richest men in the nation.
West Feliciana Parish is largely agrarian in nature, and defined by its proximity to the Mississippi River, which forms its western boundary. The historic presence of the River created deep soil deposits to form uplands that became, in the days of the cotton boom, extremely productive and valuable. In addition to the natural flats, creeks draining to the River created some expanses of rugged, heavily treed terrain that became profitable as timberland.
Societies in and around St. Francisville at the time that Rosedown Plantation was assembled and constructed were dominated by European, primarily British, settlers who became cotton planters on an enormous scale. Most of the nineteenth century cotton barons of all nationalities had requested and received their plantations through land grants from the Spanish government, the titles to which remained valid after the establishment of the United States government. The parents of Daniel and Martha (Barrow) Turnbull achieved high social status in West Feliciana through their immense cotton operations, and Daniel Turnbull himself was known before the Civil War as one of the richest men in the nation.