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Because of its strong association with the Metoyer family, Melrose Plantation is the major regional site for National Park Service interpretation of the history of Creoles of color in the region. [19] In 2008, the state included Melrose Plantation among the first twenty-six sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.
Melrose is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States, [2] including the Melrose Plantation and surrounding area, on Louisiana Highway 119. In addition to the historic plantation , the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Heritage Area encompass the Melrose area.
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery, or the Isle Brevelle Church, is a historic Catholic parish property founded in 1829 near Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. It is the cultural center of the Cane River area's historic French, Spanish, Native American and Black Creole community.
The Oakland Plantation grounds and structures are within the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, in the National Park Service's Cane River National Heritage Area. [2] [3] The plantation is situated on a bend of the Cane River Lake, with access by Louisiana Highway 119 in the Bermuda community near the parish seat of Natchitoches.
The Cane River (French: Rivière aux Cannes) is a 30-mile-long (48 km) river [1] in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, originating from a portion of the Red River.In the 19th and 20th centuries, it gained prominence as the locus of a Creole de couleur (multiracial) culture, [2] centered around the Melrose Plantation and the adjacent St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church.
The Jones House, on Louisiana Highway 154 along Cane River Lake near Melrose in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, was built in 1847. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] Its NRHP nomination states: The Jones House helps establish the significance of Natchitoches Parish as a center of the Creole style. It is ...
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Cane River Lake (French: Lac de la rivière aux Cannes) is a 35 mi (56 km) oxbow lake formed from a portion of the Red River in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It runs throughout the Natchitoches' historic district to the south and is famous for the numerous plantations, particularly Melrose being located on or near its banks.