Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Infobox Protected area
name = Cane River Creole
National Historical Park
iucn_category =

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caption =
locator_x = 160
locator_y = 138
location = Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
nearest_city = Natchitoches, Louisiana
lat_degrees = 31
lat_minutes = 39
lat_seconds = 56
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93
long_minutes = 00
long_seconds = 10
long_direction = W
area = 207 acres (0.84 km²)
established = November 2, 1994
visitation_num = 28,937
visitation_year = 2005
governing_body = National Park Service

Cane River Creole National Historical Park is located within the Cane River National Heritage Area in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The United States National Historical Park protects a total of 67 historic structures at two locations, Magnolia Plantation and Oakland Plantation. Both plantation sites lie along the Cane River. The park was established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 in order to preserve examples of French and Creole architecture and to interpret the multi-cultural history of the area.

Due to the preservation and restoration work in progress on the historic structures in the park, limited services are available to the public. Tours of Oakland Plantation are available to the public but the buildings of Magnolia Plantation can only be visited with prior reservations.

Because of the significance of these sites, the park is one of the destinations on the state's Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/cari National Park Service: Cane River Creole National Historical Park]