Cook’s Cabin at Oakland Plantation, Cane River Creole National Historical Park
The Oakland Plantation Cook’s Cabin at Cane River Creole National Historical Park was built prior to the Civil War, but it wasn’t until after the war that the cook started living in it. Its antebellum use is unknown. The building was moved to this location in the late 1920s for use as part of a fishing camp. With cotton prices at all time lows and crops subject to boll weevil infestation, not to mention the hard times brought on by the Great Depression, the Prud’hommes turned to other sources of income, one being the opening of a fishing camp with rental cabins along the water for those looking for a fishing vacation on the Cane River. The cook’s cabin was nearly falling down when the National Park Service acquired it in 1997, so what you see today is practically a total restoration.
Porch of the Cook’s Cabin at Oakland Plantation, Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Visitors are welcome inside the Cook’s Cabin, but there is nothing to see other than a couple wayside exhibits, two old bed frames, and a chest of some sort.
Interior of the Cook’s Cabin at Oakland Plantation, Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Interior of the Cook’s Cabin at Oakland Plantation, Cane River Creole National Historical Park
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Last updated on February 15, 2024
