Derry, Louisiana
Encyclopedia
Derry is a town
in unincorporated Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
, United States
, located on Louisiana Highway 1
.
It is the closest town to Magnolia Plantation
, a National Historic Landmark
.
There is an abandoned school adjacent to the St. Matthew Baptist
Church off Louisiana Highway 119 near Derry.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in unincorporated Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Natchitoches. As of 2000, the population was 39,080. This is the heart of the Cane River Louisiana Creole community...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, located on Louisiana Highway 1
Louisiana Highway 1
Louisiana Highway 1 is a state highway in Louisiana. At 436.20 miles , it is the longest numbered highway of any class in Louisiana. It runs diagonally across the state, connecting the oil and gas fields near the island of Grand Isle with the northwest corner of the state, north of Shreveport.The...
.
It is the closest town to Magnolia Plantation
Magnolia Plantation (Derry, Louisiana)
Magnolia Plantation is a former plantation in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001. Included in the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Magnolia Plantation is also a destination on the Louisiana African American Heritage...
, a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
.
There is an abandoned school adjacent to the St. Matthew Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
Church off Louisiana Highway 119 near Derry.