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THE STORY OF SLAVERY

WHITNEY
PLANTATION

Hours: 9:30am- 4:30 p.m.
Last Entry 3:00 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays

THE PLANTATION EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD VISIT

-NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

THE WHITNEY INSTITUTE EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY AND LEGACIES OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES

Whitney Plantation (legal name The Whitney Institute) is a non-profit museum dedicated to the history of the Whitney Plantation, which operated from 1752-1975 and produced indigo, sugar, and rice as its principal cash crops. The museum preserves over a dozen historical structures, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Whitney Plantation Historic District. Get our full story. >>

EVENTS & SEMINARS

WHITNEY PLANTATION EVENTS

YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS

IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, OUR MISSION CONTINUES.