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The

Myrtles Plantation

A Look Through "Laurel Grove"

Basic Information

Basics

  • Located in St. Francisville, Louisiana

  • Built in 1796 by General David Bradford

  • "Crepe Myrtle"

  • Takes up around 600 acres

  • 22 rooms, two floors

Basic Information (Cont.)

Basics (Cont.)

  • Plantaion landscape centered on large pond

  • Guest houses/cottages

  • House expansion in 1850s

  • Still open to tourists/visitors

Who Lived There?

  • The plantation changed hands several times

  • Two notable families are Bradford and Stirling

  • About Bradford

  • About Stirling

  • Life on Myrtles

Slavery

Slavery

  • Yes, they did own slaves.

  • Exact number is unknown, but it is said to be around 150

  • Most slaves were house servants

  • Working in the fields

Slavery (Cont.)

  • No overseer

  • Feared working in the fields

  • Sugarcane and Cotton

  • Different jobs the slaves had

Slavery (Cont.)

Interesting Facts

Interesting Facts

  • The Chandelier

  • Story of Chole

  • 10 suspected murders, only 1 proven

  • Built on top of an Indian burial ground
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