Magnolia Plantation Louisiana Tours. The melrose plantation plot was originally acquired in 1753 by jean baptiste lecomte and has stayed in the family for 250 years. Magnolia plantation is the oldest public tourist site in the lowcountry, and the vistas and gardens are the key to it all.
Magnolia plantation was established by ambrose lecompte ii and his wife julia buard lecompte in 1835. The park includes a blacksmith shop, plantation store, gin barn, eight cabins, and former slave hospital that at various times housed the owners and overseer. A comprehensive guide to louisiana plantations along the river road.
The historic property is a national bicentennial farm, only one of two such farms west of the mississippi river, both of which are in
Or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. During your visit, you will learn about the history of slavery on a southern louisiana sugarcane plantation by visiting memorials built to honor enslaved people; Magnolia plantation, a national historic landmark, is located at 5487 hwy. The remainder of the plantation comprises part of the cane river creole national historical park.