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Oak Alley Plantation – The Property
If you visit Oak Alley Plantation, don’t forget to have a look around.
Oak Alley Plantation – Mississippi River
The Oak Alley Plantation is just across the levee for the Mississippi River. I hopped the plantation fence at the end of the Oak Alley and climbed up the levee to be rewarded with a view of the American Queen Riverboat making its way up the river. Maybe someday I will try a riverboat trip on the Mississippi.
Oak Alley Plantation – Sugarcane
Yes, sugarcane is still a popular crop grown in Vacherie, Louisiana. A drive along the Mississippi River provides a view of multiple fields and the machinery that goes along with the harvesting process.
Oak Alley Plantation – Big House Interior
There is a tour of the Big House at Oak Alley Plantation that is extremely informative. All of the tour guides dress up in costumes from the time that the plantation was in operation. The original owners were Jacques and Celina Roman, and they obtained the property and built the house in 1836 with the intention to profit off of the sugarcane crop. They used slaves for labor and relied on the Mississippi River for transporting the crops and cane sugar to market.
Oak Alley Plantation – Columns
The Big House at Oak Alley Plantation is surrounded by columns, patios and balconies. The breezes are wonderful and the views are outstanding. The columns even serve as a lizard play area so they can check out the odd tourists.
Oak Alley Plantation – Oak Trees
I went to visit the Oak Alley Plantation, about an hour outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There is a ton of history here, but you mostly visit for the oak trees. From the brochure, “The Alley of Oaks is a quarter mile alley of 300 year old Virginia Live Oaks. Sometime in the early 1700’s an unknown settler planted an alley of 28 oaks in two equal rows spaced 80 feet apart leading to the river.” Trust me, they are super spectacular.
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