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Owner of largest antebellum mansion in the South hopes to rebuild after devastating fire — as some celebrate its destruction
The home became a museum in the 1980s opening its grand doors, 165 rooms and acre-plus of floorspace to visitors from around ...
America's largest remaining antebellum mansion burns down in devastating fire
Louisiana's historic Nottoway Plantation burned to the ground after a devastating fire broke out on Thursday. Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle calls it a "total loss." ...
Largest Antebellum Mansion in South of America Built in 1859 and Comprising 165 Rooms Burnt to Ashes
Local officials in Iberville Parish are heartbroken and lament the irreparable loss of what had stood as a iconic symbol from ...
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Mexican navy training vessel hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge; Some injuries reported
A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its ...
Fire destroys sprawling mansion on former Louisiana sugar plantation
The fire that engulfed the Nottoway Plantation House on Thursday devastated the building along the Mississippi River between ...
As Nottoway Plantation Burns, The Ancestors, And Social Media Rejoice
Nottoway Resort, formerly the Nottoway Plantation, in Louisiana, was burned down on May 15; social media is rejoicing.
His photographs cut through apartheid — and never diminished their subjects
David Goldblatt’s photographs, on view in a brilliant retrospective at Yale, exposed the moral rot of apartheid while ...
Fire destroys huge mansion on former sugar plantation in Louisiana
The fire that engulfed the Nottoway Plantation House on Thursday devastated the building along the Mississippi River between ...
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Historic Louisiana plantation house considered ‘total loss’ following massive fire
Louisiana authorities say the main building at a historic plantation is considered a total loss following a destructive fire.
The lesser-known story of 100K courageous runaway slaves who fled the South via the ‘Blue Highway’
The setting for their flights was what became known as the “Blue Highway,” which ran up and down the Eastern Seaboard and enabled enslaved people to escape as stowaways in below-deck hideaways.