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Cane River Creole National Historical Park
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NPS photo by Marcy Frantom
The nearest airports to Cane River Creole National Historical Park are in Alexandria and Shreveport, Louisiana. Automobile rental is also available in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Mule Barn  

Did You Know?
The central structure of the Oakland mule barn was built as a smoke house in the 1820s. The resourcefulness of plantation residents can be seen in the adaptive reuse of the smoke house structure to accommodate the mules that were displaced when the original barn burned.

Last Updated: May 16, 2007 at 14:10 EST