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Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Site Index
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Calendar of Events 09-January-2009
Cane River Creole National Historical Park 15-October-2005
Contact Us 15-October-2005
Frequently Asked Questions 15-October-2005
For Kids
CARI Coloring Book 17-September-2008
Color Book 17-September-2008
Coloring Book 16-August-2007
For Kids 25-April-2006
Junior Ranger Activity Book 17-September-2008
History & Culture
African American History 28-April-2008
African American Slavery Archives 22-April-2008
African American Time Line 20-May-2008
Analysis of LeCompte's Ledger 22-April-2008
Andre 22-April-2008
Archaeology of Magnolia's Slave cabins 23-April-2008
Brown Cotton 24-April-2008
Cane River National Heritage Area 26-April-2008
Collections 26-April-2008
community and family structure 19-March-2008
Creole Center 26-April-2008
Creole Education 11-April-2008
Creole Festivals 11-April-2008
Creole Food 11-April-2008
Creole Genealogy 11-April-2008
Creole History and Culture 11-April-2008
Creole Houses 11-April-2008
Creole Identity 11-April-2008
Creole Schools 11-April-2008
Creole Stores and Dance Halls 11-April-2008
Creoles in Literature 11-April-2008
Dwellings 19-March-2008
Early Cane River Landscape 11-April-2008
Early Cane River Settlements 11-April-2008
Early Creole Settlement Patterns 09-April-2008
Early Creole Settlements 09-April-2008
Emmanuel Prudhomme's succession 1865 22-April-2008
Former slaves as tenant farmers 10-April-2008
Hallbio 22-April-2008
Health and Community 19-March-2008
Historic Background of Oakland 09-April-2008
Historical Events at Oakland Plantation 07-April-2008
History & Culture 26-April-2008
History of the Oakland Plantation store 10-April-2008
History of the Oakland-Prudhomme Store 10-April-2008
How to Use the Hall Database 22-April-2008
Hoyt's cologne bottle 24-April-2008
Important Creole Sites 11-April-2008
Introuction to Code Noir 03-April-2008
Jeanpierre 22-April-2008
Jeanpierre1 22-April-2008
Jeanpierre2 22-April-2008
Labor at Oakland from 183- - 1880 03-April-2008
Labor in 1830 03-April-2008
LeCompte's Slave Ledger 22-April-2008
Local People Speak of Slavery 22-April-2008
Louisiana Save Records 22-April-2008
Magnolia Gin Barn 23-April-2008
Magnolia Plantation History 21-April-2008
Miraculous Medals 24-April-2008
Natchitoches parish slave records 1860 22-April-2008
New York Times' Article on Magnolia 22-April-2008
Oakland and Magnolia Historical Documents 22-April-2008
Oakland Plantation History 07-April-2008
Oakland Plantation House Structure report 23-April-2008
Oakland Plantation Time Line 15-April-2008
Oakland Plantation, It's Peoples testimony by Malone 23-April-2008
Oakland Store after the Civil War 10-April-2008
Oakland store before the Civil War 10-April-2008
Oakland-Pruhomme Store 23-April-2008
Occupations of Slaves at Oakland 03-April-2008
Occupations of the Enslaved People 09-April-2008
Parish Records and Census 22-April-2008
People 26-April-2008
Petitejacques 22-April-2008
Pierre 22-April-2008
Pierre1 22-April-2008
Pierre3 22-April-2008
Places 26-April-2008
Preservation 07-March-2008
Qwenoyln Midlo Hall Biography 22-April-2008
Rose 22-April-2008
Saint Augustine Historical Society 11-April-2008
Sharecropping 10-April-2008
Slave Hospital 19-March-2008
Slavery at Oakland 1835 - 1860 03-April-2008
socializing 19-March-2008
Solomon Williams 22-April-2008
Summary of the  Ethnography of Magnolia 22-April-2008
The Civil War 09-April-2008
The Code Noir 03-April-2008
The collapse of the South's economy 10-April-2008
The Contract System 09-April-2008
The effect of the railroad 10-April-2008
The Oakland Store in the 20th Century 10-April-2008
The Red River Campaign 15-April-2008
The Significance of Magnolia Plantation 22-April-2008
The Significance of Oakland Plantation 07-April-2008
Time line of the Oakland store 10-April-2008
Types of Sharecropping 09-April-2008
We Know Who We Are: .... Gregory&Moran 23-April-2008
Nature & Science
Nature & Science 03-March-2006
Plants 03-March-2006
Plants and Trees 21-January-2009
Park Management
CARI Centennial Strategy 16-August-2007
CARI_Centennial_Strategy 16-August-2007
Centennial Initiative 2016 23-August-2007
Management 25-April-2006
Subsurface Investigation of Magnolia Plantation 14-August-2008
Subsurface Investigation of Oakland Plantation 14-August-2008
Subsurface Investigations of Magnolia Plantation 14-August-2008
Park News
Calendar of Events 09-January-2009
News Releases 17-March-2008
What Are We Saying? Symposium 17-March-2008
Photos & Multimedia
Dr. Brown discusses his archaeological findings 18-April-2008
Magnolia Archaeology 18-April-2008
Magnolia's cotton gin 18-April-2008
Magnolia's cotton gin - dsl 18-April-2008
Magnolia's cotton press - dsl 18-April-2008
Multimedia Presentations 25-April-2006
Oakland Overview with Video Clips 17-April-2008
Oakland Plantation Video Tour 08-April-2008
Oakland Video Overview 17-April-2008
Oakland's Cook's Cabin 17-April-2008
Oakland's Carpenter shop 17-April-2008
Oakland's Cook's Cabin 18-April-2008
Oakland's Corn Crib 17-April-2008
Photo Gallery 21-April-2006
Photos & Multimedia 03-March-2006
The Carpenter's Shop 17-April-2008
The Cook's Cabin 17-April-2008
The Corn Crib 17-April-2008
The Magnolia cotton press 18-April-2008
The Significance of Magnolia Plantation 18-April-2008
Plan Your Visit
Accessibility 25-April-2006
Bicycling Information 03-March-2006
Campgrounds 03-March-2006
Carpooling / Vanpooling 03-March-2006
Directions 17-February-2006
Fees & Reservations 03-March-2006
Getting Around 25-April-2006
Guided Tours 03-March-2006
Indoor Activities 03-March-2006
Kisatchie National Forest 16-May-2007
Lodging 25-April-2006
Maps 17-February-2006
Nearby Attractions 03-July-2006
Operating Hours & Seasons 17-February-2006
Outdoor Activities 03-March-2006
Permit 16-August-2008
Permits 03-March-2006
Physical Address for use with Navigational Systems 29-December-2008
Places To Go 03-March-2006
Plan Your Visit 17-October-2005
Public Transportation 03-March-2006
Schedule Of Events 17-October-2005
Things To Do 17-October-2005
Things To Know Before You Come 25-April-2006
Traffic & Travel Tips 17-February-2006
Visitor Centers 03-March-2006
Weather 25-April-2006
Where To Eat 25-April-2006
Your Safety 25-April-2006
Support Your Park
Support Your Park 25-April-2006
Volunteer 26-July-2006
Tenant Farmers  

Did You Know?
After the emancipation of enslaved people in 1863, farming continued under different conditions. Many of its newly freed workers remained at or near the plantations. In time they worked under Freedman's Bureau labor contracts, then as sharecroppers or tenant farmers.

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST