Riverlake Plantation

The Legacies of Slave-holding POC during the Antebellum era in Southern Louisi

Riverlake Plantation

Oscar, Louisiana 70762, United States

Created By: LSU

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Riverlake Plantation House was also owned by a free man of color living in Pointe Coupee Parish, Joseph Decuir; the plantation is believed to have been constructed in 1870. Joseph Decuir was actually the brother of Antione Decuir, making Joseph Decuir my paternal fifth-great grandfather. Riverlake is a Creole-style plantation and an antebellum mansion, located along False River in Pointe Coupee Parish; Riverlake plantation was also the home of the famous Louisiana author, Ernest Gaines.

This point of interest is part of the tour: The Legacies of Slave-holding POC during the Antebellum era in Southern Louisi


 

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