Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins, Frogmore, Louisiana

This place is a must see on your tour of the Nation

For it is a historical, ultra modern 1,800 acre working cotton plantation 

Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins

COTTON, THEN & NOW is the story told at Frogmore Plantation, and there is cotton in the fields to pick from mid-July through April; then planting begins anew.  An 1800-acre working cotton plantation, Frogmore has 19 restored antebellum structures that date from the late 1700’s, but also a computerized farming & ginning operation.  Selected by Rand McNally as a “Must See Site” and rated a near perfect score by Trip Advisors, Frogmore’s narration reveals little known facts regarding the origin, political, and legal climate of slavery.  Facts regarding the emancipation, the slave music, and European factors that triggered changes in America assist visitors to depart with a thorough understanding of the evolution of plantation life. This guided tour follows the early Natchez planters and their slaves through freedom and their new lifestyle called sharecropping.  Visitors contrast the historical days with a tour of the computerized cotton gin and modern plantation which includes world production, cotton bale trivia, and seed products.

NEW TOUR OPTION FOR EVERYONE:  The Plantation Civil War:  Challenges and Changes

To commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Frogmore Plantation is offering a special tour - a concise but complete history of the Civil War on plantations, including causes beginning with our constitution, conflicts between Confederates and Unionists, economics and politics that fueled the fires, and effects on slaves and owners.  This tour does not discuss battle strategy, but does include the Union army regime and takeover of the Natchez District.  Frogmore was the site of encampment and skirmish for 1,776 Union troops led by Col. Bernard Farrar including the Illinois infantry and heavy artillery.  The old Natchez District included Eastern Louisiana, and many plantation owners were Union, not Confederate sympathizers.  Text includes effects of federal army occupation on area plantations, federal corral in Natchez for freed slaves, Confederate guerilla activity against Union planters, and the effects of the war on the women, children, & slaves left behind, along with the plantation crops, gins, and food supplies.  (This tour has no duplication with other tours offered at Frogmore.)

Group tours may optionally have a live vocalist incorporating the Civil War era songs of the slaves and freedmen who joined the armies, or a vocalist singing the hymns and parlor songs of Stephen Foster.

Also, call for dates and times of our musical presentation entitled “The Delta Music Tour.”  Excellent live vocalists and narrator bring to life plantation culture intertwined with gospel songs.  Then make a stop at the nearby State of La. Delta Music Museum and Hall of Fame.  Listen to intimate stories about famous Delta musicians such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, Percy Sledge, Aaron Neville and Fats Domino.

11656 U. S. HWY 84, Frogmore, LA   (318) 757-2453    www.frogmoreplantation.com

             frogmore@bayou.com

Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins

11656 U.S. 84, Frogmore (near Ferriday) (318) 757- 2453, www.frogmoreplantation.com. Rand McNally’s “Must See.” “Cotton Then & Now” ... guided tour. Extensive Southern history, 1700s to today. 1,800-acre working cotton plantation. Furnished slave cabins; Smithsonian quality, antique steam gin; 19 historical buildings. New computerized gin & farming operation.Scheduled dates with music. Also new tour: The Plantation Civil War—eye-opening PowerPoint plus guided or audio tour relatingsocial, racial and political causes of the war and changes on plantations to owners and slaves. Hours vary by season (call or check website). MC, V, AE, D; HC

Eastville Courthouse, Eastville, Virginia

The fact about this courthouse is what I would really like to share with you

It contains the oldest continuous court  records in the USA, dating back to 1632

For more information, visit: http://www.northamptonhistoricpreservationsociety.com/

http://www.northamptoncountychamber.com/

In this picture the large building on the left is the 1899 Courthouse and is now the Northampton County Administration building. The new court house was built in 2006. 

The small courthouse all the way to the right is the 1731 Courthouse, which was moved from where that statue is because the women of Eastville thought it should be saved in 1913. 

Crater of Diamonds State Park, Murfreesboro, Arkansas

Coming to this state park is certainly very fun

For it is the world's only diamond bearing site that is open to everyone 

For more information, visit: www.CraterofDiamondsStatePark.com

Images courtesy of Crater of Diamonds State Park

Natural Bridge, Clinton, Arkansas

This bridges beauty is all yours for the taking

For this 100 foot sandstone formation was millions of years in the making

For more information, visit: http://www.clintonarchamber.com/directory/business/natural-bridge-of-arkansas/

Mrs. Hanes Hand-Made Moravian Cookies, Clemmons, North Carolina

The fact about this wonderful place must be unfurled 

It is the largest handmade cookie company in the world

Tour Group Information

The First Tour
In 1990, our daughter Mona gave the first organized tour of our bakery to her son Jed’s kindergarten class. We never made a concentrated effort to publicize these tours, but word of mouth proved to be a very powerful advertising tool. Now, over 22 years later, news of our bakery tours has spread far and wide. Last year over 8,000 school children and over 6,000 senior citizens, local and national tour groups visited our bakery.

Tour Specifics
A typical tour lasts around one hour and every tour is a personally customized experience. In school tours, we incorporate mathematics,

economics, writing and history. We visit “Grandma’s Kitchen” (equipped with a wood stove, an antique cupboard and table, rolling pin, cookie cutters and pans). We also highlight our warehouse, the “Secret Recipe” mixing room, the shipping and boxing area, our packing room and the office. Most fascinating to all is our baking area, where everyone gets to watch our "Artists in Aprons” hand-rolling and hand-cutting our cookies. A sample of one of our six different flavors is given at each “station”. The major emphasis of every tour is stressing the importance of how honesty and hard work are the essential building blocks to success (whether it be in business or
school work). We have heard from many parents how a tour of our bakery was a very positive influence on their child’s school performance.

Who Would Enjoy
This is the most unusual tour you will ever take. Bring your church, school, senior citizens or any type of group and tour our bakery. We are very proud of our business and would like to share its history with you. Call for an appointment today at (336) 764-1402 or toll-free (888) 764-1402.

Tour Timing
Tours are given Monday-Friday, January through October 10 am to 2 pm. There is a $3 charge per person. (Sorry, no in-depth tours are given November and December, too busy!). But you can still come and enjoy tasty samples and watch our bakers from our special viewing area.

For more information, visit: http://www.hanescookies.com/

The South Bend Chocolate Company Factory and Museum, South Bend, Indiana

Come here to see all the wonderful sugar selections

At one of the world's largest chocolate collections

For more information, visit: http://www.sbchocolate.com/