Near Tallulah in Madison Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Crescent Plantation

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 18, 2015

1. Crescent Plantation Marker

Inscription. During the Civil War, Crescent was the home of Dr. D.M. and Elizabeth DeMoss Dancy. The house was built in 1832.
When Gen. U.S. Grant's Federal forces occupied Madison Parish, an officer and several soldiers came to Crescent with orders to burn the house, but did not because a sick lady, a member of the Dancy family, was in the home. The mansion is still standing, and in excellent state of preservation.

Erected 1962 by Louisiana Civil War Centennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Grant’s March Through Louisiana series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 32° 22.184′ N, 91° 9.829′ W. Marker is near Tallulah, Louisiana, in Madison Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 602 and Crescent Plantation Drive, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 602. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Crescent Plantation Drive, Tallulah LA 71282, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Schicker Mound (approx. 2.7 miles away); Skirmish at Richmond

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Burning of Richmond (approx. 2.7 miles away); Scottland Plantation House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Tallulah (approx. 3 miles away); Madison Parish Confederate Monument (approx. 3 miles away); Rufus "Rip" Wimberly (approx. 3 miles away); Grant’s March (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallulah.

More about this marker. The last sentence(s) have been removed from the marker by burnishing.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Crescent Plantation. (Submitted on September 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Crescent Plantation is in background behind the trees. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 18, 2015

2. Crescent Plantation is in background behind the trees.

The house is on private property.

View of marker area looking east on KY-602. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 18, 2015

3. View of marker area looking east on KY-602.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,746 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.