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He became "one of the wealthiest planters" in Louisiana, and the owner of hundreds of slaves. [4] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Barrow financed the construction of submarines for the Confederate States Navy. [5] He lost much of his wealth as a result of the war, however much was regained back to his family and descendants. [2]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Common names include saffron plum [5] and coma. [6] [7] It is a spiny shrub or small tree that reaches a height of 2–9 m (6.6–29.5 ft). The dark green leaves are alternate or fascicled at the nodes and oblanceolate to obovate. Greenish-white flowers are present from May to November and are followed by single-seeded, blue-black drupes. [8]
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Bocage Plantation is a historic plantation in Darrow, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Baton Rouge.The plantation house was constructed in 1837 in Greek Revival style with Creole influences, especially in the floorplan.
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Evergreen Plantation is a plantation located on the west side of the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish, near Wallace, Louisiana, and along Louisiana Highway 18. The main house was constructed mostly in 1790, and renovated to its current Greek Revival style in 1832.
1930s to 1940s: Delta Farms gradually changed from farming to cattle production. 1961: Delta Farms flooded when the levees failed. The cattle were moved up Peanut Street and across the Bayou Lafourche Bridge to land on the west side of the bayou owned by one of the cattlemen. The land was re-drained, although only a few families returned.