SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION

Tezcuco Plantation

Location: Darrow, Ascention Parish, LA
Constructed: 1855

History: ----

Associated Surnames: Tureaud

Associated Free White Names

• Benjamin Tureaud: founder, owner

Associated Black Slave Names

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Agriculture

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Description of Associated Architecture

• Mansion Home: Built in 1855 of cypress and slave crafted brick, the home is surrounded by formal gardens, brick paths, a chapel, blacksmith shop, commissary museum, and a small village of bed-and-breakfast cottages.

RESOURCES

• SouthernLiving.com: Travel: River Road Plantations http://www.southernliving.com/travel/plantations.asp
• Tezcuco Plantation (online) http://www.tezcuco.com/index.html