Cane River

River in Louisiana, United States

For the film, see Cane River (film). For other uses, see Cane River (disambiguation).

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 / 31.5653; -92.9684
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 / 31.74306; -93.0861
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. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it gained prominence as the locus of a Creole de couleur (multiracial) culture,[2] centered around the Melrose Plantation and the adjacent St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church. Melrose Plantation is a National Historic Landmark.

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

Lyle Saxon wrote a short story titled "Cane River" published in 1926.[4] The Cane River and Creoles also feature in Saxon's 1937 novel Children of Strangers.[5]

Cabin along the river ca. 1933 "Cane River" by John Isiah Walton Display at the Cane River Creole National Historical Park

## See also

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* Cane River Creole National Historical Park
* Isle Brevelle
* Red River of the South
* Anne des Cadeaux
* Sabine River Spanish
* Bayou Brevelle
* Adai Caddo Indians of Louisiana
* Louisiana Creole people

## References

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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.
4. ^ http://www.glbtqarchive.com/literature/saxon_lc_L.pdf
5. ^ Caro, Frank de (May 2005). Louisiana Sojourns: Travelers' Tales and Literary Journeys. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-2240-2.

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

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