Near Dubberly in Webster Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

W.R. Shadow Home

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 24, 2021

1. W.R. Shadow Home Marker

Inscription. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Original log and batten dogtrot structure built circa 1838. First homesteaded by Robert and Winnie Byas. Acquired by Calvin and Hepsey Leary in 1850. Greek Revival ell wing added and plantation was named "Sunnyside". Leary gained the title of "Model Farmer of North Louisiana". Acres in cultivation grew from 100 in 1850 to 2000 acres by 1880. Purchased by Shadow Family in 1906 and operated as a landscape nursery named "Dixie Nursery" until 1981.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 32° 33.637′ N, 93° 14.936′ W. Marker is near Dubberly, Louisiana, in Webster Parish. It is on Louisiana Route 531 north of Shadows Lane, on the right when traveling north. Is now operated under the name of Ivy Vale Plantation. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2529 LA-531, Minden LA 71055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in

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the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Citizens Bank & Trust Company (approx. 4.4 miles away); Germantown Colony (approx. 4½ miles away); Academy Park (approx. 4.6 miles away); Minden Historic Residential District / Ms. Mona Miriam Robinson Monk (approx. 4.7 miles away); Memorial Shrine (approx. 4.7 miles away); Davis - Green House (approx. 4.7 miles away); Homeplace of Baylus Benjamin (B.B.) McKinney (approx. 8.4 miles away); Germantown Colony And Museum (approx. 9.6 miles away).

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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 24, 2021

2. W.R. Shadow Home

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 2,609 times since then and 145 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.