St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Rosedown Plantation

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 8, 2005

1. Rosedown Plantation Marker

Inscription. Spanish Land Grant made in 1789 to John Mills, American Revolutionary soldier. (Founder of Bayou Sara in 1790, Mills was also a leader in the West Florida Rebellion, 1810.) In 1835 Daniel Turnbull built the present home at Rosedown.

Lower plaque:
Dedicated April 1963 by the Baton Rouge Chapter National Society D.A.R.

Erected 1965 by Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 30° 47.452′ N, 91° 22.344′ W. Marker is in St. Francisville, Louisiana, in West Feliciana Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 10 and Rosedown Plantation Road, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 10. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12501 LA-10, Saint Francisville LA 70775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lt. Commander John E. Hart (approx. 0.3 miles away); Goldman House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Rosenthal House - Cedar/Oak (approx. 0.9 miles

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away); Evergreenzine (approx. 0.9 miles away); Trinity (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Baier House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Brasseaux House (approx. one mile away); Wisteria (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Francisville.

Rosedown Plantation Marker and entrance to site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 10, 2017

2. Rosedown Plantation Marker and entrance to site

Rosedown Plantation image. Click for full size.

July 8, 2005

3. Rosedown Plantation

Photographed by David Seibert, circa 1969

4. Rosedown Plantation

This is Rosedown Plantation about 1969, shortly after the completion of a comprehensive restoration. It was then privately owned by the Underwood family but open to the public.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2015. This page has been viewed 965 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on August 20, 2015. Photos: 1. submitted on July 17, 2015. 2. submitted on November 12, 2017. 3. submitted on July 17, 2015. 4. submitted on September 9, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.