Melrose Plantation
by Judy Vincent
Title
Melrose Plantation
Artist
Judy Vincent
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Photograph - Photography
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Melrose Plantation, also known as Yucca Plantation, is a National Historic Landmark in Natchitoches Parish in north central Louisiana. This is one of the largest plantations in the United States built by and for free blacks. The land was granted to Louis Metoyer, who had the "Big House" built beginning about 1832. He was a son of Marie Therese Coincoin, a former slave who became a wealthy businesswoman in the area, and Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer. The house was completed in 1833 after Louis' death by his son Jean Baptiste Louis Metoyer. The Metoyers were free people of color for four generations before the American Civil War.
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July 9th, 2015
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Michael Hoard
Greetings Judy, you have captured with this masterful composition the beauty of the south photograph of Melrose Plantation. Personally I have visited many of the historic plantations and upon viewing your photograph is on my bucket list. Ideal photographer notes and best of success with this architectural photograph, L, Fav, Cheers from Nawlins, Michael Hoard
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