I have a favorite book called Ghosts along the Mississippi, copy right 1948, by Clarence John Laughlin who was a photographer. I've had this book for at least 45 years. Belle Grove is in it, and I have always been completely fascinated with the house. When I saw this video come up I had to watch it, and it gave me chills. Beautiful video. Well done. I like the lack of commentary and the beautiful music. I'm subscribing as I see a lot of interesting videos on your channel.
I grew up in South Louisiana and have always wanted a copy of Ghosts Along the Mississippi. Years later husband's job brought us to Whidbey Island, an hour north of Seattle. About 2014, our favorite second-hand book store closed, liquidating their entire stock. Guess what I found? A slightly worn copy of Ghosts Along the Mississippi, $5, with its' dust jacket! I spent many hours browsing in the shop but never noticed the book, which I keep "hidden" so it doesn't get damaged. What a small world we live in.
@@TheSWalks I'm so glad you found it! It's a great book. I'm a northerner (Michigan), but have always been fascinated with that era of the south and love to look at the old houses, so many of which are long gone. I think black and white photos add to the mystique of the place. My book is in pretty good condition except for smelling musty after being in storage for years. Thank you for sharing. 😊
My family had a copy of that book, when I was a child. I've been able to find a copy or two of the book, in the last several years, and I'm quite familiar with many of the houses in the book, some of which are gone now.
The first house has such a beautiful setting. I just loved the long driveway and the old trees. Is the property being preserved? That broke my heart when I found out the second property had burnt down, a piece of history destroyed. The music you chose for the video was perfect!!
Belle grove is by far one of my favorites. Sad it no longer exists. It was a mans dream. His vision. The work that went into this mansion was phenominal. Thanks so much for showing. Love yourvideos.
This is one reason why we are divided as a nation.. life is about perspectives and everyone should have their own, but we should try to be empathic to others n threat them like we would want to be treated.. while this is a reminder of the beautiful old south to some, it is also a reminder of some horrific times for others..
The first house is old and so sad,has beautiful breathtaking old.mossy oak trees that's incredible to watch.. I love the style of the gate and the wall at the cemetery, lonely feelin place..the second house was extremely huge and gorgeous columns.. thank u for sharing and the history of each one.. wonderful 😊 job u did
Hauntingly Beautiful. I loved ❤the wooden sign on the tree that was a magical touch by the previous owner. The pool said all !! The old school slide still in place. I can only imagine all the kids that have left the footprint of time on those steps. The second house is a testament to the grandure that belong to the south and her antebellum ways. Love your touch with the windchimes it add elegance to what to a house that has aged wonderfully. 🥰😍
If the old south, Plantation and SLAVES are so fascinating why are books being banned that tell the story of the Old South and her ways being kept out of the hands of the students. Slavery is a shame on the face of America and a stench in the nostrils of God Almighty. Clearly some of those that OPPRESSED a people for centuries desire to do it again.
That sad music is perfect for the debilitating passing of time and ravaged condition the years have shown that first home. That second home is like a beautiful old woman.
It's tragic there was no attempt to save Belle Grove before the inevitable fire. I'm no "Gone with the Wind" dream walker, but a nation's cultural traditions, especially the most prominent ones are worthy of preservation.
Thank you for your comments. This plantation was massive it would be too expensive to restore, even large historic mansions only a handful get saved. Not enough money or donations even when historical preservation steps in. Thank you for watching.
@@carolslade9600 It is a given, Carol, that a plantation that large, in that region, at that date of construction would have been an economic enterprise built on slavery with the added detail you provided. If we ought to save "monuments" from an age like that, in their preservation goes the story of the way of life that constructed it. I'm sure there were slave cabins on the grounds and they would be part of the restoration effort. The timing for preservation didn't work out; I should add that many now lost American buildings were detailed in architectural renderings commissioned by a workforce during the New Deal. I know they restored some Spanish missions in CA, not sure about mansions from Ante-Bellum period in the South.
Thank you for this gorgeous video. Belle Grove was so fascinating, a true work of art. Luckily the second largest home still exists but it would have been nice to see Belle Grove.
LOVELY LAIRS... FIT FOR THE FILTHY... SO PEACEFUL LOOKING... YOU CAN STILL SEE THE RESTLESS SOULS OF THE FORMER OWNERS... BURNED INTO THE WALLS... SO BEAUTIFUL HOW ITS ALL REDUCED TO NOTHINGNESS... DEAD WITH ALL THE LIVES IT WAS BUILT ON... REST IN PP
It EXISTS NOW WHERE IT BELONGS... PART OF SOMEONES COMPOST...LOL... GOD NEVER FORGETS... NO MATTER HOW ASHAMED YOU GET OF WHAT YOUVE DONE, YOU CANT MAKE US FORGET... SOME OF THOSE POOR VICTIMS STILL LIVE AND THEY'VE BEEN WATCHING, WAITING, THEIR GRIEVANCE WILL BE ADDRESSED.
That’s first video with those beautiful majestic oaks was just absolutely beautiful I wanna, but I would’ve bought the property just for the trees. There are beautiful the house maybe might have to tear it down, but it would make a beautiful beautiful home in there to accentuate those beautiful trees.
Belle Grove plantation mansion in Louisiana was THE LARGEST, not one of the largest. Belle Grove was called, "Queen of The South." Envied, but never replicated, it was the ultimate achievement in grand southern architecture. Vandalized, stripped, defaced, and rotting away, Belle Grove was destroyed by an arsonist in 1952 and burned to the ground. A tragedy to say the least. Long live the memory of the incomparable, magnificent Belle Grove Plantation of Louisiana. The link below is a wonderfully created video about Belle Grove in Louisiana. ua-cam.com/video/WoxN3_IOIkY/v-deo.html
I would love to see someone that has the resources to go in and buy all that land back and completely rebuild Belle Grove House in the exact same footprint it was originally built. Restart a plantation on the land with whatever crops would be best. Love to see it built.
Too me there is nothing more calming than watching the moss sway in the trees when a storm is rolling in, American by birth and southern by the grace of God.
@@deborahcoliny2891 OH that is a shame. We have a ruin here in Virginia of a plantation house in Gloucester, County called Rosewell. It was built in the mid 18th century and was then the largest brick house in Colonial America. They say it had a staircase that was wide enough for eight people to walk up it side by side. Many prominent and famous people were guests there, including George Washington whose grandparents had a plantation nearby which is still there and lived in. Rosewell burned in 1915 and only the outer walls and chimneys still stand. The ruins have been stabilized and are open to the public.
I could see one of my father's ancestors, walking up that beautiful staircase in the second Plantation. I'm a sensitive, half Hispanic, mexican on my mother's side. I never knew how deep my father's southern roots were. Until the mortician, I flew his deceased body to be buried, in Roanoke Virginia. Informed me that there was many civil war generals in the family from Georgia. It is what it is. And the past is the past. It would've been so nice if Belle had been preserved!!
What a construction 75 rooms...who needs that much house...how many slaves did it take to build,maintain and clean that? Grandiose dreams,little kings,no wonder the south lost the war. And after all that labor and loss of lives, the monstrosity burned to a crisp,what a waste. Some call that beautiful I do not, it cost too much in human lives. Champagne wishes and caviar dreams Gone with the Wind...message...history lessons anybody?
I do not like the back of the house. I could be mistaken, but too modern looking with what looks like 3 different add ons, sleeping porch, small room for shoes etc. and a awning over ? I would have all that torn off.
Thank you for your comment, the Confederate States of America dissolved at the end of the American Civil War (1861-1865) Belle Grove Plantation was destroyed by fire in 1952.
I have a favorite book called Ghosts along the Mississippi, copy right 1948, by Clarence John Laughlin who was a photographer. I've had this book for at least 45 years. Belle Grove is in it, and I have always been completely fascinated with the house. When I saw this video come up I had to watch it, and it gave me chills. Beautiful video. Well done. I like the lack of commentary and the beautiful music. I'm subscribing as I see a lot of interesting videos on your channel.
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments and for subscribing. Glad you liked and thank you for watching.
I grew up in South Louisiana and have always wanted a copy of Ghosts Along the Mississippi. Years later husband's job brought us to Whidbey Island, an hour north of Seattle. About 2014, our favorite second-hand book store closed, liquidating their entire stock. Guess what I found? A slightly worn copy of Ghosts Along the Mississippi, $5, with its' dust jacket! I spent many hours browsing in the shop but never noticed the book, which I keep "hidden" so it doesn't get damaged. What a small world we live in.
@@TheSWalks I'm so glad you found it! It's a great book. I'm a northerner (Michigan), but have always been fascinated with that era of the south and love to look at the old houses, so many of which are long gone. I think black and white photos add to the mystique of the place. My book is in pretty good condition except for smelling musty after being in storage for years. Thank you for sharing. 😊
My family had a copy of that book, when I was a child. I've been able to find a copy or two of the book, in the last several years, and I'm quite familiar with many of the houses in the book, some of which are gone now.
@@harleygould7255 Yes, a lot of them are gone, so I'm glad there are pictures and stories of them in print.
The first house has such a beautiful setting. I just loved the long driveway and the old trees. Is the property being preserved? That broke my heart when I found out the second property had burnt down, a piece of history destroyed. The music you chose for the video was perfect!!
Thank you for your question, the family lives on the property but not in the house. Thank you for watchin, glad you liked it.
Belle grove is by far one of my favorites. Sad it no longer exists. It was a mans dream. His vision. The work that went into this mansion was phenominal. Thanks so much for showing. Love yourvideos.
Glad you liked it. Thank you for your comments and for watching.
Homes today aren’t built nearly as good as these old historic homes! What a beautiful place she was in her day! Wonderful video! ❤️👍🤘
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Breathtaking plantations the should be saved. Thank you for sharing ☺️
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Many of them in Natchez have been saved and preserved. Check the internet.
This is one reason why we are divided as a nation.. life is about perspectives and everyone should have their own, but we should try to be empathic to others n threat them like we would want to be treated.. while this is a reminder of the beautiful old south to some, it is also a reminder of some horrific times for others..
Thank you for watching.
The first house is old and so sad,has beautiful breathtaking old.mossy oak trees that's incredible to watch.. I love the style of the gate and the wall at the cemetery, lonely feelin place..the second house was extremely huge and gorgeous columns.. thank u for sharing and the history of each one.. wonderful 😊 job u did
Thank you for your comments, glad you liked it.
Absolutely incredible!! Love the family cemetery and all the beautiful details!! Fantastic find and video! Thank you for sharing!! :)
Thank you for watching glad you liked it.
@@UrbanEyeAbandoned thanks for sharing!! :)
Hauntingly Beautiful. I loved ❤the wooden sign on the tree that was a magical touch by the previous owner. The pool said all !! The old school slide still in place. I can only imagine all the kids that have left the footprint of time on those steps. The second house is a testament to the grandure that belong to the south and her antebellum ways. Love your touch with the windchimes it add elegance to what to a house that has aged wonderfully. 🥰😍
Thank you for your comments and for watching.
If the old south, Plantation and SLAVES are so fascinating why are books being banned that tell the story of the Old South and her ways being kept out of the hands of the students.
Slavery is a shame on the face of America and a stench in the nostrils of God Almighty. Clearly some of those that OPPRESSED a people for centuries desire to do it again.
Beautiful home & property. Would love to live there & get it back in shape. ❤❤
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You portrayed them both beautifully. Thank you!
Thank you, glad you liked it.
The music fits. This stately plantation.😊
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That sad music is perfect for the debilitating passing of time and ravaged condition the years have shown that first home.
That second home is like a beautiful old woman.
Thank you for watching.
It's tragic there was no attempt to save Belle Grove before the inevitable fire. I'm no "Gone with the Wind" dream walker, but a nation's cultural traditions, especially the most prominent ones are worthy of preservation.
Thank you for your comments. This plantation was massive it would be too expensive to restore, even large historic mansions only a handful get saved. Not enough money or donations even when historical preservation steps in. Thank you for watching.
Built with slave labor. Beautiful buildings. Just remember whose muscle and sweat built them without recompense or appreciation.
@@carolslade9600 It is a given, Carol, that a plantation that large, in that region, at that date of construction would have been an economic enterprise built on slavery with the added detail you provided. If we ought to save "monuments" from an age like that, in their preservation goes the story of the way of life that constructed it. I'm sure there were slave cabins on the grounds and they would be part of the restoration effort. The timing for preservation didn't work out; I should add that many now lost American buildings were detailed in architectural renderings commissioned by a workforce during the New Deal. I know they restored some Spanish missions in CA, not sure about mansions from Ante-Bellum period in the South.
It's part of the old world. They wanted it destroyed.
Wonder how many children they had. Why 75 rooms? Man and child at the end, wonder if they were heirs?
Thank you for this gorgeous video. Belle Grove was so fascinating, a true work of art. Luckily the second largest home still exists but it would have been nice to see Belle Grove.
Thank you for your great comments and for watching.
LOVELY LAIRS... FIT FOR THE FILTHY... SO PEACEFUL LOOKING... YOU CAN STILL SEE THE RESTLESS SOULS OF THE FORMER OWNERS... BURNED INTO THE WALLS... SO BEAUTIFUL HOW ITS ALL REDUCED TO NOTHINGNESS... DEAD WITH ALL THE LIVES IT WAS BUILT ON... REST IN PP
It EXISTS NOW WHERE IT BELONGS... PART OF SOMEONES COMPOST...LOL... GOD NEVER FORGETS... NO MATTER HOW ASHAMED YOU GET OF WHAT YOUVE DONE, YOU CANT MAKE US FORGET...
SOME OF THOSE POOR VICTIMS STILL LIVE AND THEY'VE BEEN WATCHING, WAITING, THEIR GRIEVANCE WILL BE ADDRESSED.
@@fawtycal6708 thanks for watching.
I feel l must have lived during this time. It all touches my soul and makes me so homesick.
Thank you for the great comment. Thank you for watching.
That’s first video with those beautiful majestic oaks was just absolutely beautiful I wanna, but I would’ve bought the property just for the trees. There are beautiful the house maybe might have to tear it down, but it would make a beautiful beautiful home in there to accentuate those beautiful trees.
Thank you for your comments and for watching.
Once loved, now forgotten. 😢😢😢❤
Belle Grove plantation mansion in Louisiana was THE LARGEST, not one of the largest. Belle Grove was called, "Queen of The South." Envied, but never replicated, it was the ultimate achievement in grand southern architecture. Vandalized, stripped, defaced, and rotting away, Belle Grove was destroyed by an arsonist in 1952 and burned to the ground. A tragedy to say the least. Long live the memory of the incomparable, magnificent Belle Grove Plantation of Louisiana. The link below is a wonderfully created video about Belle Grove in Louisiana.
ua-cam.com/video/WoxN3_IOIkY/v-deo.html
Such beautiful homes.such a shame to see them like this. ❤
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I would love to see someone that has the resources to go in and buy all that land back and completely rebuild Belle Grove House in the exact same footprint it was originally built. Restart a plantation on the land with whatever crops would be best. Love to see it built.
That would be something to see, thanks for your comments and for watching.
i thought everything old south was hated and needed to be destroyed
Too me there is nothing more calming than watching the moss sway in the trees when a storm is rolling in, American by birth and southern by the grace of God.
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Love ❤ the gate wall and gate.
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Did it burn down? The trees are magical !! The graveyard is beautiful.
The Belle Grove did burn down.
My favorite has always been Orange Grove Plantation 😇
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Belle Grove is a masterpiece of architecture. What a shame it is so far gone.
Yes it was. Thank you for watching.
Nothing left but part of the foundations alas. If I was a billionaire I would love to recreate it!
Nothing left at all. New houses were built on the property.
@@deborahcoliny2891 OH that is a shame. We have a ruin here in Virginia of a plantation house in Gloucester, County called Rosewell. It was built in the mid 18th century and was then the largest brick house in Colonial America. They say it had a staircase that was wide enough for eight people to walk up it side by side. Many prominent and famous people were guests there, including George Washington whose grandparents had a plantation nearby which is still there and lived in. Rosewell burned in 1915 and only the outer walls and chimneys still stand. The ruins have been stabilized and are open to the public.
@@bryanspindle4455 I would like to see the place but my traveling days are over. It's so sad to lose these beautiful places.
I could see one of my father's ancestors, walking up that beautiful staircase in the second Plantation. I'm a sensitive, half Hispanic, mexican on my mother's side. I never knew how deep my father's southern roots were. Until the mortician, I flew his deceased body to be buried, in Roanoke Virginia. Informed me that there was many civil war generals in the family from Georgia. It is what it is. And the past is the past. It would've been so nice if Belle had been preserved!!
Thank you for your comments and for watching.
Alot of history ❤
You should go to Moncks Corner SC, and see Gippy Plantation. Its in Berkeley County
Thank you for telling me about this plantation I will check it out when I am down that way. Thank you for watching.
@@UrbanEyeAbandoned my grandfather was a dairy foreman there in the thirties
@@mistervacation23 That's cool, thanks for sharing.
I love history.
It's a wonderful thing. Thank you for watching.
Why are books that tell the true story of this history being banned. It's shameful.
Thanks for sharing - Why is no one caring for the cemetery -
Thank you for watching. There are still family members and others that take care of the cemetery.
What a construction 75 rooms...who needs that much house...how many slaves did it take to build,maintain and clean that? Grandiose dreams,little kings,no wonder the south lost the war. And after all that labor and loss of lives, the monstrosity burned to a crisp,what a waste. Some call that beautiful I do not, it cost too much in human lives. Champagne wishes and caviar dreams Gone with the Wind...message...history lessons anybody?
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Karen... we cannot imagine how difficult and fulfilling life was back then. They could not imagine our pitiful our lives today. Best wishes to you.
The green in the pool looks like pea soup. 💚
Would’ve of liked to see the inside too
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Only what's done for Christ will last.
Too bad they can’t be restored and lived in. The property is beautiful.
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Is this plantation still available to visit?
The first one is on private property The second one is gone.
WHERE did all the slave hands go...
In the cemetery area I wonder why there is big slabs of cement 🤔 and is there just two graves there 🤔
Ohhh. If those walls could talk!!!
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al sharpton would argue with them
@@savinghistory642 You would probably hear the sound of a underage girl being SA'd or raped. This is something that happened in 99% of plantations.
Beautiful houses, should not look like this.
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I do not like the back of the house. I could be mistaken, but too modern looking with what looks like 3 different add ons, sleeping porch, small room for shoes etc. and a awning over ? I would have all that torn off.
Thank you for your comments, it did take away from the house. Thanks for watching.
How sad thos3bwooden crosses must be the slaves that were buried in the plantecion.😢
The one in the middle has a large do collar I think they are family pets. Thank you for your comments and for watching.
The beautiful science of history and architecture lost at that time without almost no care whatsoever.
Thank you for your comments and for watching. There will never be places like this again.
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I wonder if they dont receive grants because its considered Confederate
Thank you for your comment, the Confederate States of America dissolved at the end of the American Civil War (1861-1865) Belle Grove Plantation was destroyed by fire in 1952.