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· 1dThe Largest Antebellum Mansion in the South is Destroyed by Fire
The largest Antebellum mansion in the South, dating back to 1859, has been destroyed by a fire. The fire at Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, LA —just outside Baton Roug e—broke out around 2pm on Thursday, May 15 and reduced the 160-year-old landmark to rubble.
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Watch: Nottoway Plantation fire unearths deep pain over enslavement of AfricansA fire destroyed Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, sparking mixed reactions. For many, especially Black Americans, the blaze ...
The Nottaway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana, started burning around 2am on Thursday morning and was completely ...
Although Nottoway was a sugar plantation built and operated by slaves in 1859, unless they are students of history, the ...
The home became a museum in the 1980s opening its grand doors, 165 rooms and acre-plus of floorspace to visitors from around the world to engage in the challenging history embedded in its ...
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Local officials in Iberville Parish are heartbroken and lament the irreparable loss of what had stood as a iconic symbol from ...
The mansion in Iberville Parish, La., was built in 1859 and was currently being used as an inn and event venue. Reaction to ...
By 10 p.m., the 64-room, 53,000-square-foot Antebellum structure was a pile of rubble, according to Nola.com. Several local news outlets shared video of the fire as it consumed the building.
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A silver communion cup a cotton plantation owner's wife gave to a church she built for enslaved workers is returned.
If possible, owner Dan Dyess would like to rebuild the Antebellum-era mansion that is both an economic driver in Iberville ...
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