Most would consider Celina Pilie Roman, wife of Jacques Telesphore Roman, as the first lady of Oak Alley Plantation, since she was the first wife to live there after the Big House was built. We also owe a tip of the hat to Mrs. Josephine Armstrong Stewart who saved the plantation house from destruction, and setup the non-profit foundation that runs it today.
Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton Secretary of War: Henry Knox Attorney General: Edmund Jennings Randolph
No, George Washington chopped his left testicle off while cutting down the oak tree in his backyard.
having oak as our national tree in keeping with the wishes of the hundreds of thousands people who helped choose this striking symbol of our nation's great strength.
The President's Desk, aka the Resolute Desk, after the ship it's made from, is English Oak. It was a gift from the Queen of England to Pres. Rutherford B. Hayes.
Franklin D. RooseveltOn the front side, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.The back, a torch with an olive branch to the left and an oak branch to the right.
Sugar cane was, and still is, the primary crop grown at Oak Alley Plantation. For more, see the related link below.
Today it is an historical site and museum. In earlier times, it was a working sugar cane plantation, then after the turn of the century it would become a cattle ranch. Today's Oak Alley Plantation is two entities: the non-profit Oak Alley Foundation which owns and manages the historic Big House and Alley of Oaks, and the Oak Alley Plantation Restaurant & Inn which operates a restaurant, gift shop, and overnight cottages on the grounds. The property is also leased out as a working sugar cane plantation today.
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No. The plantation is fully operational as a historical museum and grounds tour, open to the public for a modest fee. There is no evidence that Oak Alley Plantation was damaged at all during the Civil War.
Today, Oak Alley Plantation is a historical museum dedicated to telling the story of this historic property, run by the Oak Alley Foundation. Surrounding the historic grounds, but once considered part of the plantation, are fields of sugar cane farmed by local farmers not affiliated with the Foundation. You can learn on their website.
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The land now know as Oak Alley Plantation was part of a very large estate that was a working plantation in the early 1800s. Officially, most people think of the land becoming Oak Alley Plantation when Jacques Roman completed his Big House mansion in 1839. The trees on the land are nearly 300 years old, however, since they were planted long before the family owned the land.
The Big House mansion was completed in 1839.
Question is vague, are you referring to Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana? The original Oak Alley Plantation consisted of about 1200 acres of land, including Big House, Alley of Oaks, sugar cane fields, swamp, a pond, barns, grazing fields, railroad and some roads. The Big House and Alley of Oaks is now owned and managed by the non-profit Oak Alley Foundation, which owns just the 25 acres surrounding the historic area of the property (Big House, Trees, and historical exhibits)
During its profitable years as a working sugar cane plantation, Oak Alley Plantation had a full complement of farm animals as one would expect. In particular, we know that mules, pigs, chickens and horses were prevalent. In later years, Mrs. Josephine Stewart would bring cattle ranching back to the plantation. Today, Oak Alley Plantation is a historic site and museum, which visitors can see for a modest entrance fee. It is well worth the visit if you are ever in the area.
The original Oak Alley Plantation consisted of about 1200 acres of land, including Big House, Alley of Oaks, sugar cane fields, swamp, a pond, barns, grazing fields, railroad and some roads. The Big House and Alley of Oaks is now owned and managed by the non-profit Oak Alley Foundation, which owns just the 25 acres surrounding the historic area of the property (Big House, Trees, and historical exhibits)