Canebrake (Ferriday, Louisiana) Explained

Canebrake
Location:	Along Maxwell Road, about 2.9miles east of Spokane, Louisiana and about 9.7miles northeast of Ferriday
Nearest City:	Ferriday, Louisiana
Coordinates:	31.6988°N -91.4113°W
Added:	August 29, 1982
Refnum:	82002767

Canebrake is a historic plantation house in Ferriday, Louisiana. The house was located inside a cotton plantation as part of forced-labor operation. The site is west of Mississippi River and east of Lake St. John. ^{[1] [2]}

The house was built in c.1840 and has been remodeled in 1850-1860 and in 1910, after the plantation was purchased by Arthur Meserve.^{[3] [1] [2]}

The house and the nearby 8.5acres area, comprising several outbuildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1982.

See also

• List of plantations in Louisiana
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Concordia Parish, Louisiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canebrake. State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1982. April 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093426/https://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/attachments/Parish15/Scans/15001001.pdf. April 28, 2018. dead. with three photos and two maps
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82002767}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Canebrake]. National Park Service. Mary Warren Miller. October 15, 1980. April 27, 2018. With .
3. Web site: Canebrake. National Park Service. July 18, 2016.