About this episode
This episode explores the history of the Allard Plantation and its transformation into New Orleans City Park.
Podcast 63 presents the Allard Plantation, now New Orleans City Park. The Allard Plantation The land along Bayou St. John, from Lake Pontchartrain to the “Great Portage” attracted members of Bienville’s exploration party from the first trips they made to what would be their Crescent City colony. While most of the French worked to establish the city, a few individuals broke off, heading back up the bayou, living with the indigenous. Small shacks evolve into farms, eventually becoming full plantations by the time of Spanish control. One of those farms that becomes a plantation was owned by the Allard family. It’s the origin story of our beloved City Park. The Podcast PDF Here Early French Explorers Spanish and American Maps flipped The Oaks — Suicide, Dueling, and Singing Suicide Oak Dueling Oak Singing Oak City Park New Orleans City Park by Catherine Campanella book
People in this episode
Host: NOLA History Guy
Topics covered
- Allard Plantation
- New Orleans history
- French exploration
- Spanish control
- City Park origins
Keywords
- Allard Plantation
- New Orleans history
- Bayou St. John
- French explorers
- City Park
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: City Park
Books & works: City Park New Orleans City Park by Catherine Campanella
Places: New Orleans City Park, Bayou St. John, Lake Pontchartrain, Crescent City
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