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Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It’s about anger and pain over slavery, too.
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the ...
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Nation's largest remaining antebellum plantation, Nottoway, burns to the ground
Nottoway Plantation burned to the ground this week after a fire broke out Thursday, authorities say. Why it matters: The ...
What Caused the Nottoway Plantation Fire and Why is Annabelle The Doll Being Linked To It?
On May 15, 2025, a fire destroyed Louisiana's Nottoway Plantation, likely due to faulty wiring. Rumours falsely linked the Annabelle doll to the blaze. Officials confirmed no connection. The owner ...
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The 10 Most Hilarious Black Memes From the Nottoway Plantation Fire
Although Nottoway was a sugar plantation built and operated by slaves in 1859, unless they are students of history, the ...
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5 things to know about Nottoway plantation
Nottoway Resort plantation home in Iberville Parish, formerly the largest remaining antebellum mansion in the U.S. South, ...
Largest antebellum plantation house in America destroyed by fire
A huge fire has destroyed large parts of Nottoway Plantation, one of the South's largest antebellum mansions. The fire spread ...
America’s largest remaining antebellum plantation home burned down –– Black social media users react
Louisiana’s Nottoway Resort a historic 64-room, 53,000-square-foot plantation home, went up in flames on May 15. Nottoway ...
Owner of largest antebellum mansion in the South hopes to rebuild after devastating fire — as some celebrate its destruction
The home became a museum in the 1980s opening its grand doors, 165 rooms and acre-plus of floorspace to visitors from around the world to engage in the challenging history embedded in its ...