Heart of Louisiana: Pine Oak Alley
Dave McNamara explores the legend of the golden spider web wedding.
A gravel road near the Cajun community of St. Martinville is shaded by massive oaks and pines planted two centuries ago. It’s a place where legend says a wedding in the 1870s once shimmered beneath golden spider webs. And where the extravagant nuptials were re-enacted around 80 years later.
Dave McNamara explores the shaded roadway that once led to the grand plantation mansion of Charles Durand, in the Heart of Louisiana.
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A wedding in the 1870s once shimmered beneath golden spider webs.
Author's summary: Exploring Louisiana's legendary golden spider web wedding.