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Cane River

River in Louisiana, United States

Summary

River in Louisiana, United States

Field	Value
name	Cane River
native_name		}} or --
map
map_caption	Cane River
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Louisiana
subdivision_type3	Parish
subdivision_name3	Natchitoches
length	30 mi
source1_coordinates
mouth	Red River of the South
mouth_location	At the Natchitoches–Rapides Parish boundary
mouth_coordinates

The Cane River (French: Rivière aux Cannes) is a 30 mi river 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, 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."

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

Display at the [[Cane River Creole National Historical Park

References

U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-29 , 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.
"Saxon, Lyle Chambers (1891-1946)".
(May 2005). "Louisiana Sojourns: Travelers' Tales and Literary Journeys". LSU Press.

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