Louisiana State Penitentiary - Angola
1901The largest maximum-security prison in the United States, built on a former plantation named after the African country from which enslaved people were taken.
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The largest maximum-security prison in the United States, built on a former plantation named after the African country from which enslaved people were taken.
7 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Ever wonder what a town frozen in time looks like? You’re driving right through it! Woodville, Mississippi, isn't just a pretty collection of old buildings; it's a living museum of Southern history. Come explore…
Ever wondered where a future president of a nation spent his childhood? You're approaching Rosemont, the boyhood home of Jefferson Davis, who would later become the President of the Confederate States of America. Built…
The Natchez Bluffs along the lower Mississippi hold one of the densest concentrations of mound sites in the Southeast, and Anna is part of that constellation. This cluster of mounds in Adams County dates to the late…
The largest maximum-security prison in the US has a museum. Former slave plantation turned prison.
The largest maximum-security prison in the United States, built on a former plantation named after the African country from which enslaved people were taken.
You're near the original campus of Centenary College, a place that unexpectedly became a key staging ground during the Mexican-American War. Founded in 1825 in Mississippi, the college moved here to Jackson in 1845.…
You're driving through a piece of Louisiana history right now. This is the Jackson Historic District, and it's like stepping back in time to the 19th century. This area really took shape between 1815 and 1845. It became…