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Edgard, Louisiana

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Whitney Plantation

1752

The only plantation museum in Louisiana dedicated exclusively to telling the story of slavery, opened in 2014 after sixteen years of research and restoration.

7.8 mi away

Oak Alley Plantation

1839

Antebellum sugar plantation along the Mississippi River, famous for its quarter-mile alley of 300-year-old live oak trees and its unflinching presentation of slavery's reality.

14.0 mi away

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Everything Near Edgard

15 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Godchaux–Reserve Plantation · 2.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Get ready to dive into Louisiana's sugar-fueled past! This is the Godchaux–Reserve Plantation, once a sprawling empire built on sugarcane. It started way back in 1764, and for generations, it was a working plantation.…

  • San Francisco Plantation House · 3.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Marvel at the opulent architecture of this 'steamboat gothic' plantation house, a unique landmark on the Mississippi River.Built between 1853 and 1856, the San Francisco Plantation House stands as a testament to a…

  • Southern Pacific 745 · 4.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Feast your eyes on a relic from the age of steam, a powerful locomotive that once hauled freight across the South. This is Southern Pacific 745, a living, breathing piece of Louisiana's industrial history. Built right…

  • Evergreen Plantation (Wallace, Louisiana) · 5.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine the lives lived and lost within these very fields. Evergreen Plantation stands as one of the most remarkably preserved plantation complexes in the South, a stark reminder of a painful chapter in American…

  • Whitney Plantation Historic District · 6.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Prepare to confront a difficult truth: the Whitney Plantation isn't just another pretty antebellum mansion. This land, originally known as Habitation Haydel, was established in 1752 by Ambroise Heidel, a German…

  • Whitney Plantation · 7.8 mi · Historical Marker

    The only plantation museum in Louisiana dedicated exclusively to telling the story of slavery, opened in 2014 after sixteen years of research and restoration.

  • Homeplace Plantation House · 9.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine a Louisiana where French influence still echoed strongly after the American Revolution. That's the world that built Homeplace Plantation. Built between 1787 and 1791, this house, also known as Keller Homestead,…

  • Desire Plantation House · 10.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Ever heard of Perique tobacco? It's a rare and flavorful variety, and Desire Plantation is right in the heart of where it all began. Built around 1835, Desire Plantation, also called Alcidesire, was owned by Pierre…

  • Laura Plantation · 10.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine a world shaped by sugar cane and the lives interwoven within a Creole plantation. Laura Plantation, originally known as Duparc Plantation, offers a glimpse into that complex history. Founded in the early 1800s,…

  • Destrehan Plantation · 12.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    These grounds whisper stories of wealth built on the backs of enslaved people. Destrehan Plantation, one of the best-preserved examples of early Louisiana plantation life, offers a stark reminder of our nation's complex…

  • Felicity Plantation · 13.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine receiving an entire plantation as a wedding gift! That's exactly what happened here at Felicity Plantation. Built around 1846, Felicity Plantation was a wedding present from wealthy sugar planter Valcour Aime to…

  • St. Joseph Plantation · 13.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine life on a working sugar plantation, a slice of Louisiana history still thriving today. St. Joseph Plantation, built around 1830, has been in the same family for generations. The original owner, Valcour Aime, was…

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  • Oak Alley Plantation · 14.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine a world of immense wealth built on unimaginable suffering. That's the story whispered by the wind as you approach Oak Alley Plantation. Originally named Bon Séjour, this land was transformed in the early 1700s…

  • Oak Alley Plantation · 14.0 mi · Historical Marker

    Antebellum sugar plantation along the Mississippi River, famous for its quarter-mile alley of 300-year-old live oak trees and its unflinching presentation of slavery's reality.

  • Oak Alley Plantation · 14.0 mi · Things to Do

    A quarter-mile canopy of 300-year-old oak trees leading to an antebellum mansion on the Mississippi.

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