tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812035202995955458.post3735327214083169944..comments2024-01-20T06:59:39.296-08:00Comments on Room With No View: Oak Alley Plantation: An Iconic View (Part Two)Jason Phillip Reeserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027302680675834725noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812035202995955458.post-81803276407404201562015-01-19T03:43:47.187-08:002015-01-19T03:43:47.187-08:00Wow nice Place and very beautiful Plantation.Wow nice Place and very beautiful Plantation.thewagonstorehttp://www.thewagonstore.com/collections/wagons/products/folding-sport-wagonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812035202995955458.post-35251230719631762322014-09-24T07:19:36.029-07:002014-09-24T07:19:36.029-07:00Yes, the original owner, Valcour Aime started the ...Yes, the original owner, Valcour Aime started the sugar cane farming there a number of years before the Romans arrived. I think the exhibit's use of the year 1836 (the year the Romans arrived) suggests they are speaking specifically of the plantation known as Oak Alley, as built by Jacques Roman. Sadly, Aime's home, just down the road from Oak Alley, no longer exists. Just a historical marker pointing out the location of the once grand "Le Petit Versailles". (And what a shame we will never get to see it!) Your point is well made regarding the land and the enslavement of its workers previous to Oak Alley. Thanks for the clarification!Jason Phillip Reeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027302680675834725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812035202995955458.post-36339711855809116212014-09-24T06:57:23.177-07:002014-09-24T06:57:23.177-07:00Good story and great photos! One point of clarifi...Good story and great photos! One point of clarification though, re: "Though slavery is forever tied to its history here, keep in mind it was only in use at Oak Alley for thirty years."<br /><br />I think the thirty years you are referring to are the thirty years that the Jacques T Roman family owned the land and ran the plantation. If so, keep in mind that the plantation was a working sugar cane plantation, with enslaved workers, for quite some years before Jacques took it over.Gee Deezyhttp://www.apple.comnoreply@blogger.com