Woodland Plantation, in

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, is a historic building and a former plantation house. It is located at 21997

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in West Pointe à la Hache, in

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. This plantation was once worked by enslaved people. It has been listed on the

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since June 18, 1998. Woodland Plantation is depicted in ''

A Home on the Mississippi ''A Home on the Mississippi'' is an 1871 rendering commissioned by the United States government as part of a documentary program on the Mississippi River. The scene is an original work by Alfred Waud depicting Woodland Plantation, an antebellum ...

'', an 1871

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; which later was licensed for use on the label of

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after

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ended. Privately owned, the location has most recently operated as a

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. File:Woodland Plantation (Home on the Mississippi) in 2016.jpg, Woodland in 2016 File:WoodlandPlaqueminesSlaveCabinSugarKettle.JPG, Slave cabin at Woodland

In popular culture

Since the 1930s, the image on the label of Southern Comfort has been a rendering by

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of Currier & Ives' ''A Home on the Mississippi,'' depicting Woodland Plantation. In 2010, Southern Comfort was rebranded and the company dropped the plantation image from the label."Before & After: Southern Comfort Rebranding"
''The Dieline'', May 19, 2010 Celebrity guests have included

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, and

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References

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