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Louisiana Delta 65 Logo - Promoting Rural Tourism Along US Highway 65 in Louisiana Wildlife Refuges welcome visitors in fun, educational, safe environments to learn about wildlife conservation... Delicious Southern food like boiled crawfish, fried green tomatoes, grits and so much more Beautiful sunsets, sunrises and outdoor natural beauty are all around in the Delta 65 area

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Bayou Cocodrie
National Wildlife Refuge

Byerley House Museum

CJ Walker

Crescent Plantation

Cushy Alpacas

Delta Music Museum

Delta Airlines Beginnings

Flag Plaza

Frogmore  Plantation

Golfing

Grants Canal

Hermoine Museum

Jerry Lee Lewis Home Tour

Lake Bruin State Park

Lake Concordia

Lake Providence

Lake St. John

Louisiana Cotton Museum

Mississippi River

Poverty Point Historical Site

Tensas River
National Wildlife Refuge

Thomas Jason Lingo
Community Center 

Transylvania

Underground Railroad Marker

Winter Quarters

What Else We've Got:

Okra Salt Domes | Agriculture | Hiking | Wildlife  | Ancient Mounds | Festivals | Much More!

There ought to be a law against anybody going to Europe until they have seen the things we have in this country.

- Will Rogers

 
 

Winter Quarters State Commemorative Area

Winter Quarters stands today as a rare survivor of the Civil War.  The large, airy structure is the only one of its kind along the banks of scenic Lake St. Joseph to remain as a reflection of Louisiana's Antebellum cotton plantation.

During the Vicksburg Campaign of 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant's powerful army marched south through Tensas Parish. The Union soldiers enthusiastically carried out General William Tecumseh Sherman's orders to destroy everything not needed by the Union troops. Fifteen plantation homes lined the banks of Lake St. Joseph before the Union troops came to Tensas Parish. After they left, Winter Quarters was the only plantation left standing.

Winter Quarters now provides an invaluable link to the Antebellum period, with major parts built in 1805, 1830 and 1850.  Displays include significant items of furniture and a rare and perfectly preserved 1845 billiard table made by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company.

Winter Quarters is located on Highway 608, along Lake St. Joseph
Hours:  9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year Day.
CALL 1-318-467-9750 to confirm.

For more information, call 1-318-467-9750

Links to even MORE information about Winter Quarters:

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3505

http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/camptrail/sites/Louisiana-sites/WinterQtrsLA.htm

Events:

http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/calendar/sportsman.htm

Lake Bruin State Park

Historic St. Joseph, La.

Town of Newellton

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge

Buckhorn Wildlife Management Area

Poverty Point Reservoir State Park

Poverty Point State Historic Site

 

 

Towns >  Lake Providence  Oak Grove  Transylvania    Tallulah   Newellton   St. Joseph   Vidalia   Ferriday
   
Parishes >  East Carroll  West Carroll  Madison   Tensas  Concordia

Louisiana Delta 65, Inc.
305 Dabney Street
Tallulah, Louisiana  71282
Telephone:  318-574-8519
Website: www.ladelta65.org
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