Laurel Valley Plantation
I visited the museum on April 26 2016 and viewed the past as if it still sits in the present.
Laurel valley plantation. But he was thankful that I brought him here as we passed through from New Orleans back to Houston. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. To over 3500 sqft.
The general store contains many tools and farm implements used in the cultivation of sugar cane as well as. Chock full of antique tractors sewing machines and the like. Wormald Burch A Lowe Jet Date CreatedPublished.
The land that Laurel Valley Plantation sits on. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places History. With 75 of Laurel Valley completed Dream Finders Homes offers 10 different plans with a wide variety of elevations to give you the home of your dreams.
Ranging from 1902 sq. The plantation was owned by Joseph Tucker a Virginian who bought more than 50000 acres of land along Bayou Lafourche. The name Lafourche from the French for the fork alludes to the way the bayou forks from the Mississippi River.
Laurel Valley Village Plantation located at 595 Hwy. Laurel Valley Plantation one of the largest surviving sugar production and manufacturing complexes in the United States is located right here in South Louisiana and is one of those places steeped in stories. The largest surviving 19th and 20th century sugar plantation complex left in the United States.
Once the main branch of the Mississippi Bayou Lafourche diverged from the river about 800 years ago. 29789856-90787078 For centuries sugar has been one of the most valuable commodities in Louisiana. 5 reviews of Laurel Valley Plantation Weird feeling here being African American.
Paul Leslie a local historian and history professor. At the corner of Louisiana 308 and Laurel Valley Road is the plantation store established 1905 which is also a small museum along with a sharecroppers two-bay house ca. Now roughly 3500 acres its still a working plantation.
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation was originally owned by Joseph Tucker who bought more than 50000 acres along beautiful Bayou Lafourche in the early 1800s. Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation Double Creole Quarters 2 Miles South of Thibodaux on State Route 308 Thibodaux Lafourche Parish LA Creators. Nearly 60 original structures.
He arrived in Lafourche Parish from Natchez near the end of 1831 and quickly settled on about 815 acres that he owned in partnership with Thomas Barnard also a Natchez planter. Documentation compiled after 1968. Visit the general store and view antique tools used for harvesting sugar cane.
Gradually buying out the farms of smaller planters in the vicinity Tucker increased Laurel Valleys total acreage from 815 to nearly 5000 by the early 1840s. Saturday October 29 2016. 308 Thibodaux LA 70301 in Lafourche Parish is a museum of the history of farming sugar cane.
The Lauren Valley StoreMuseum offers a look back in history. A glimpse into plantation life along the bayou With a history spanning more than two centuries the story of Laurel Valley covers the lives of early Cajun settlers slavery up to the Civil War the Reconstruction era and tenant-farmer system and the industrialization of the sugar cane industry. Laurel Valley Village Plantation.
Largest nineteenth-century sugar plantation still intact in the United States. The surrounding area is comprised. All of these buildings line Laurel Valley Road 17 miles off Louisiana 308.
On January 12 1893 Laurel Valley Plantation Village was again sold at a public auction. It was bought by J W Lepine and Frank Barker. Laurel Valley Plantation had fared well under the management of Joseph Tucker since 1832.
He cleared the land expanded the acreage constructed a mill and introduced sugar cane to its fields. Call 904 291-7200 to set up your Eagle Landing amenity tour. In the year 1903 Frank Barker died leaving the sole owner as Lepine.
The plantation by this time was a total of 3 023 acres. Some people have seen what might appear to be a ghost in the store says Dr. At one point it was the largest producer of sugar in Lafourche Parish but the mill hasnt been in operation since the 1930s.
Laurel Valley Plantation history. Laurel Valley is the largest surviving 19th and 20th century sugar plantation and features miles of sugarcane fields the original slave cabins schoolhouse and church. The Laurel Valley Village Plantation located in Thibodaux Plantation.
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation is located in Thibodaux Louisiana. Well visit the models and provide you. With pricing starting in the high 200s.
Laurel Valley Plantation StoreFacebook. The story of Laurel Valley begins with Bayou Lafourche. Joseph Tucker established Laurel Valley Plantation.
Laurel Valley Village Plantation - Thibodaux LA A Bloody Revolt 5 95 Louisiana 308. Fronting Bayou LaFourche about two miles south of Thibodaux on Louisiana Highway 308 is Laurel Valley Plantation the largest intact sugar plantation in operation. My brother didnt have good vibes about the place but he was a little paranoid not knowing the area and just thinking it was predominantly a Caucasian area who knows what couldve happened.
