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The Story of Seven Local Westbank Plantations to be Discussed at February 7 Historical Assoc. Meeting
Many people know the 20 mile stretch of land from Jesuit Bend to Woodland as the Citrus Lands of Louisiana property. Its not anymore!
Prior to the Civil War until about 1890 it was nine different sugar plantations and most had their own sugar mills. In the middle of them was the town of Ironton. About 1890 Theodore Wilkinson, grandson of famous General James Wilkinson, (Governor of the…
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