Winter Quarters State Historic Site
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Winter Quarters in Tensas Parish
, Louisiana
, United States
, is a surviving example of an Antebellum cotton plantation. It is located south of Newellton
on Lake St. Joseph, an ox-bow lake, or former bend in the Mississippi River
. The main plantation home of the site began as a hunting lodge in 1805 but was soon enlarged and became a residence. Before the Vicksburg Campaign
of 1863 during the Civil War, there were fifteen plantations along Lake St. Joseph. However, Union troops destroyed all of them except for the Winter Quarters property, where they were housed during the winter of 1862-1863. In 1978, Winter Quarters was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
and is open for public tours.
Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Tensas Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is St. Joseph. In 2010, the population of Tensas Parish was 5,252; it is the least-populous of all sixty-four parishes....
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, is a surviving example of an Antebellum cotton plantation. It is located south of Newellton
Newellton, Louisiana
Newellton is a town in northern Tensas Parish in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population is 1,227 in the 2010 census, a decline of 255 from 2000. Newellton is some 65 percent African American. It is just west of the Mississippi River on Lake St. Joseph, an ox-bow lake....
on Lake St. Joseph, an ox-bow lake, or former bend in the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
. The main plantation home of the site began as a hunting lodge in 1805 but was soon enlarged and became a residence. Before the Vicksburg Campaign
Vicksburg Campaign
The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River. The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gen....
of 1863 during the Civil War, there were fifteen plantations along Lake St. Joseph. However, Union troops destroyed all of them except for the Winter Quarters property, where they were housed during the winter of 1862-1863. In 1978, Winter Quarters was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and is open for public tours.
External links
- Winter Quarters State Historic Site - official site