Draft General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement: Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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9780331432428: Draft General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement: Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331432420 ISBN 13: 9780331432428

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from Draft General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement<br/><br/>When Congress established Cane River Creole National Historical Park in November 1994, it created the only national park system unit to commemorate the long and complex history of early European exploration and settlement of the Red River Valley in northwestern Louisiana during the early 18'h century; the resulting cultural interaction and interdependence among the French, Spanish, Africans, and Indians; and the subsequent development and evolution of Creole culture and plantation life along the Cane River up to the mid-20'h century. The park is about 150 miles northwest of Baton Rouge and 70 miles southeast of Shreveport, and is in Natchitoches Parish (a parish is similar to a county in other states). Natchitoches is the largest city in the parish and is also the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Cane River Creole National Historical Park consists of two units about 44 acres of Oak land Plantation, which is about 10 miles south of Natchitoches, and about 19 acres of Magnolia Plantation, which is about 10 miles south of Oakland. The authorized boundary for Oakland Plantation includes an additional 144 acres that are in private ownership. The National Park Service is authorized to acquire an additional 10 acres of land for a visitor center complex....

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