Oaklawn Manor
Oaklawn Manor is a plantation house located on the Bayou Teche in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States, just outside of Franklin. The house was built by Alexander Porter about 1837, and sold by his widow Mary Walton Porter following the Civil War as she was unable to operate the sugar plantation without slave labor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: building in Louisiana, United States
- Address: LA
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charenton and Franklin.
Charenton
Village
Charenton is a census-designated place in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,903 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Charenton is situated 4½ miles northwest of Oaklawn Manor.
Franklin
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Franklin is a town in Coastal Acadiana that is named after Benjamin Franklin. It was actually settled by a preponderance of British immigrants, who established themselves with elaborate plantations along the Bayou Teche as a new sort of aristocratic society, up until the antebellum era ended, anyway.
Garden City
Hamlet
Garden City is an unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is on the south bank of the Bayou Teche, 3 miles southeast of Franklin and 2 miles west of Centerville another unincorporated community. Garden City is situated 6 miles south of Oaklawn Manor.
Oaklawn Manor
Latitude
29.84965° or 29° 50′ 59″ northLongitude
-91.46678° or 91° 28′ 0″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
76XCRGXM+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 367132001OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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