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This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi 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, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Oak Alley Plantation, looking towards the main house from the direction of the Mississippi River. Old Live Oak in the Oak Alley. Oak Alley Plantation is a historic plantation located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, in the community of Vacherie, St. James Parish, Louisiana, U.S. Oak Alley is named for its distinguishing visual feature, an alley (French allée) or canopied path ...
The avenue of live oaks at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, planted in the early 18th century. Live oak wood is hard, heavy, and difficult to work with, but very strong. In the days of wooden ships, live oaks were the preferred source of the framework timbers of the ship, using the natural trunk and branch angles for their strength.
Located on a former plantation, there are stories about the ghosts of enslaved people frequenting the area around the oak, contributing to its spiritual atmosphere. The tree is indisputably massive.
The name was derived from local legend that native Indian tribes and French colonials signed treaties under the oak's branches. [5] [6] The tree had a trunk circumference of 21 feet (6.4 meters) and a crown spread of greater than 100 feet (30 meters). [7] Councilor Oak (Crawford-Tullis Oak) was the 45th tree to be registered with the Live Oak ...
Junction of Mississippi Highways 1 and 438 33°16′09″N 91°01′59″W / 33.269167°N 91.033056°W / 33.269167; -91.033056 ( Belmont Plantation Wayside
Friendship Oak was the 110th tree to be registered with the Live Oak Society. [4] At the time of registration (circa 1940), the tree's trunk circumference was 14 feet (4.3 m). In 1950, the oak was featured in a Life magazine article about Gulf Park College, where students attended classes under the tree. [5]
Throughout the plantation's over 200-year history, it has been used as a rent house, post office, schoolhouse, and apothecary store. [5] The Live Oak plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1977. [7] The 155 acres (63 ha) historical area includes Little Bayou Sara and the abandoned old Tunica Road.