The Bayou Plantation House History Tried to Erase (1844)

#DarkHistory #ForgottenHistory #TrueCrimeHistory The Bayou Plantation House History Tried to Erase (1844) In 1844, a mysterious man arrived at the southern edge of Louisiana's bayou country with 14 wagons and a letter of credit from a bank that no longer exists. Within 18 months, Austin Monontlair built the largest private residence the Louisiana Bayou had ever seen. A house with 47 rooms. A basement that extended three levels beneath the waterline in a region where basements were considered physically impossible. Hallways that led to walls. Staircases that descended into darkness. And a chapel whose altar faced the wrong direction. Over the next 11 years, more than 200 people vanished from the surrounding parishes. louisiana history, dark history, forgotten american history, true crime history, plantation history, bayou history, american mystery, historical horror, unsolved mysteries, antebellum south, slavery history, #DarkHistory #ForgottenHistory #TrueCrimeHistory #AmericanMystery #HistoricalHorror #LouisianaHistory #PlantationHistory #UnsolvedMysteries