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Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton plantation. It was the original plantation house built and owned by Augustin Metoyier and called Yucca Plantation (from Spanish). Later, when big house was built, it was used as a slave hospital. Built in 1824

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Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton plantation. It was the original plantation house built and owned by Augustin Metoyier and called Yucca Plantation (from Spanish). Later, when big house was built, it was used as a slave hospital. Built in 1824

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01/01/1940
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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