Magnolia Mound was built in 1791. (WAFB) Magnolia Mound Plantation is one of the oldest houses in Baton Rouge. The Creole vernacular architecture style home sits on a natural ridge near the ...

But that’s just one of at least 17 plantation cemeteries Martin has documented. “With all of the African-American cemeteries in this parish, we've documented over 3,500 burials,” she said.

We have focused on just one section of plantation homes in the Mississippi valley, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. There are other plantations scattered here and there. About 15 miles ...