Edgard in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
The Slave Quarters
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2018
1. The Slave Quarters Marker
Before the Civil War, the Whitney Plantation counted 22 slave cabins on its site. They were made of cypress and were located along River Road, downriver from the Big House. Most of the original cabins were torn down in the 1970s to enlarge the roadway for modern sugar cane harvesting equipment. The first two of these cabins on the right are original to the Haydel property, and were moved from their original downriver section of the plantation to their current location. The other cabins are typical of the time period and were acquired from the Myrtle Grove Plantation in Terrebonne Parish.
Erected by Whitney Plantation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 30° 2.318′ N, 90° 39.066′ W. Marker is in Edgard, Louisiana, in St. John the Baptist Parish. It can be reached from State Highway 18 1½ miles east of State Highway 3213. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the front wall of the subject slave quarters building, and located within the Whitney Plantation
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Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robin's Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Allιes Gwendolyn Midlo Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Kitchen (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Big House (about 600 feet away); Golden Grove Plantation (approx. 1.7 miles away);
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2018
2. The Slave Quarters Marker (wide view; marker visible at center of building, between doors)
Additional keywords. slavery
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2018
3. Slave Quarters (side view)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2018
4. Slave Quarters (front corner view)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 884 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 12, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
