Whitney Plantation Historic District

The Whitney Plantation Historic District is preserved by the Whitney Institute, a non-profit whose mission is to educate the public about the history and legacies of slavery in the Southern United States.

Photo: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours: Wednesday—Monday 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
Type: Museum
Description: US museum in Louisiana devoted to the history of slavery for sugar cane production on 2,000 acres
Also known as: “Habitation Haydel”, “Whitney Plantation”, and “Whitney Plantation Museum”
Address: 5099 Lousiana Hwy 18, Edgard, LA 70049
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Evergreen Plantation and Gramercy Bridge.

Evergreen Plantation

Photo: Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Evergreen Plantation is a plantation located on the west side of the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish, near Wallace, Louisiana, and along Louisiana Highway 18. Evergreen Plantation is situated 1 mile southeast of Whitney Plantation Historic District.

Gramercy Bridge

Bridge

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The Gramercy Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Gramercy, Louisiana in St. James Parish with St. John the Baptist Parish. Gramercy Bridge is situated 1½ miles west of Whitney Plantation Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gramercy and Lutcher.

Gramercy

Town

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Gramercy is a town in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. The population was 3,613 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census and 3,188 according to the 2020 population estimates program. Gramercy is situated 2½ miles west of Whitney Plantation Historic District.

Lutcher

Town

Lutcher is a town in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. Lutcher is situated 3 miles west of Whitney Plantation Historic District.

North Vacherie

Hamlet

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North Vacherie is a census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Vacherie had a population of 2,093. North Vacherie is situated 4½ miles southwest of Whitney Plantation Historic District.

Whitney Plantation Historic District

Categories: historic district, African-American museum, Plantations in the American South, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.03858° or 30° 2′ 19″ north

Longitude

-90.65009° or 90° 39′ 0″ west

Open location code

862F28QX+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1088496176

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

Wikidata ID

Q7996735

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Whitney Plantation Historic District” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Whitney Plantation Museum”
French: “Habitation Haydel”
French: “Plantation Whitney”
French: “Whitney Plantation Museum”
French: “Whitney Plantation”
German: “Whitney Plantation Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Woodville Cemetery and St John Fire Department Station 72.

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