Oak Alley Plantation, LA
August 29, 1998
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< Ah. . . what a view! Here are the 28 oak trees for which the Oak Alley Plantation is famous. The antebellum mansion in the distance was one of many that thrived along the Great River Road when sugar was king.

One of the 28 oak trees -- the trees at Oak Alley are 300 years old and will live for at least another 300 years. >
< What is this? An old fashioned Fly Shoo. An attendant would stand in the corner of the dining room and pull a rope to operate this large fly swatter, which would keep insects away from the food and circulate cool air around the table.
This is a "rolling pin bed." The mattress is stuffed with Spanish Moss, which would get so lumpy after use that it literally needed to be rolled flat with a rolling pin in the mornings.>
< Antique crib. A night nanny was instructed to stand guard over the infant and protect it from any bugs, rodents, or snakes that would inevitable enter the house through open windows at night.

 

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