Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Location	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
Nearest city	Natchitoches
Coordinates	31°39′56″N 93°00′10″W
Area	207 acres (84 ha)
Established	November 2, 1994
Visitors	28,937 (in 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

• "Cane River Creole National Historical Park". National Park Service.