Plantation
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Oak Alley Plantation
Oak Alley Plantation, situated along the Mississippi River in Vacherie, Louisiana, is internationally celebrated for its striking 800-foot canopy of 300-year-old Virginia live oak trees leading directly to a grand Greek Revival mansion. Constructed between 1837 and 1839 by wealthy French Creole planter Jacques Télesphore Roman, the antebellum estate relies on a dark history of enslaved labor. Beyond its historic architecture, Oak Alley is famous for haunting paranormal accounts, including sightings of a mysterious lady dressed in black, unexplained drafts, and disembodied whispers in the mansion hall.