Allendale Plantation

[2] The site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 1, 1996, it is noted for its agricultural significance as an example of a reconstruction era sugar plantation system in southern Louisiana.[3] In February 1852, Henry Watkins Allen and William Nolan purchased the Westover Plantation.[3] The Allendale Plantation records showed that after 1908, many of the laborers were still being paid in tokens and merchandise checks instead of cash, which went against Federal law changes.[16][9] In 2016 and 2020, the West Baton Rouge Museum narrative tour featuring Allendale Plantation been criticized for being biased and narrow in scope.[16][9] The Allendale Church was built for laborers, and the office on the property held all of the related operations paperwork.
Henry Watkins Allen (between 1861 and 1865)
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