Cane River

Cane River
Cane River
	Cane River
Location
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Natchitoches
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	31°33′55″N 92°58′06″W / 31.5653°N 92.9684°W
Mouth	Red River of the South
• location	At the Natchitoches–Rapides Parish boundary
• coordinates	31°44′35″N 93°05′10″W / 31.74306°N 93.0861°W
Length	30 miles (48 km)

The Cane River (French: Rivière aux Cannes) is a 30-mile-long (48 km) river^[1] in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, originating from a portion of the Red River. Historically, in the 19th and 20th centuries, it gained prominence as the locus of a notable Creole de couleur (multiracial) culture,^[2] centered around the National Historic Landmark, Melrose Plantation, and the adjacent St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church.

In 1836, the Red River shifted into an eastern channel, known as the "Rigolette de Bon Dieu."^[3]

Fountain in the historic Cane River in Natchitoches, Louisiana

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 3, 2011
^ The term of multiracial background créole was applied to all individuals born in the colony of parents from another continent, regardless of color, and to their offspring. Free Creole citizens of multiracial origins were classed Creoles of color, gens de couleur libre, or free people of color. Today, the term Créole, when applied to Louisianians, usually references its historically distinct multiracial culture.
^ N. Philip Norman. "The Red River of the South". Louisiana Historical Quarterly. v. 25. (April 1942), no. 2. p. 397.

31°44′35″N 93°05′10″W / 31.7431°N 93.0861°W / 31.7431; -93.0861

[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 3, 2011

[2] The term of multiracial background créole was applied to all individuals born in the colony of parents from another continent, regardless of color, and to their offspring. Free Creole citizens of multiracial origins were classed Creoles of color, gens de couleur libre, or free people of color. Today, the term Créole, when applied to Louisianians, usually references its historically distinct multiracial culture.

[3] N. Philip Norman. "The Red River of the South". Louisiana Historical Quarterly. v. 25. (April 1942), no. 2. p. 397.

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Cane River

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