Old Plantation

Public wiki for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Old Plantation
LocationThe Pike
Construction
Construction Cost$20,000($603,185 in 2021)
Proft$27,717.24($835,931 in 2021)
Entry
Adult Entry15¢ ($5 in 2021)


Built on The Pike, Old Plantation was a reproduction of a pre-Civil War Dixieland Plantation, from the eyes of the African-American slave.

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Before the Fair[edit | edit source]

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The show consisted of a large southern home and four slave log cabins. African-American actors planted gardens, entertained each other during a camp meeting, which including song and hymns. Ministers cited the bible.

An auditorium show consisted of about twenty actors singing and dancing.

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