Thursday, May 17, 2012

Sugar Mill Ruins

Recently we visited Fontainebleau State Park. As we were driving in one of the first things I noticed were  these crumbling old brick towers. So, we stopped to get a closer look. The bulletin board was of no help. All it said was it was a Sugar Mill, but I wanted to know more and the visitor center was locked tight. I began to walk around and take pictures.
Yes, of course you posted this sign, oh thank you!


A little tidbit from the internet ...
 The Sugar Mill Plantation had 2,800 acres, located in Madeville, La. built back in 1852 by Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville founder of  the town Mandeville, on the shore of  Lake Pontchartrain.




















 The plantation helped support his lavish life style. He named it Fontainebleau after a forest near Paris, a favorite recreation area for the French Kings.


















Gosh I love history!

Thanks for stopping by,
Lori



9 comments:

  1. beautiful shots. Oh if those old walls could talk!

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    1. I know! I could just imagine. I guess that's what attracts me to these things.

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  2. What beautiful and interesting photos...thank you for sharing. I love the name "Fountainebleau"...so pretty! I keep wanting to repeat it out loud with a very bad French accent. lol

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  3. Ditto what Sherri says, I keep wanting to repeat it w/ a bad French accent! LoL!
    Lots of history down there in the south & incredibly interesting, too! Great find & shots & thanks for the info! =)

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  4. Excellent photos and history ~ wonder if you live in New Orleans? ~ great presentation ~thanks, namaste, ^_^

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  5. What a wonderful slice of times past. Love these pictures and thank you for the little bit of history

    Mollyxxx

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    1. Thanks Molly, I could't send you an email.

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  6. Love these photos! I love stumbling across little forgotten slices of history like this!

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  7. What a wonderful palce to visit!

    Marla @ www.bigblueskiephotoblog.com

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