Ill begin with the picture doesnt do the story justice....I was born and raised in Cloutierville but called Natchitoches home for the past 20 years. I became interested in Uncle Toms Cabin after reading a series of comments about Uncle Jack. Uncle Toms Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in the 1800s and Little Eva was a character in the book who befriended Uncle Tom. The area known as Little Eva Plantation was purchased in the 50s according to records by Sterling Evans & Gus Wortham from Texas. The area was known as Hidden Hills but I had never heard that area called as such as a child in Cloutierville. According to history Mr. Evans named the place Little Eva in honor of Mrs. Stowes novel. Ive spoken with elders who knew the area and said they remembered a cabin on the location that this picture was taken. Some say they remember this old place being taken down and put on a rail car and taken away...and years later a replica was built to be the same as what was thought to be Uncle Toms Cabin. Many years later the Cabin was removed forever, and the picture shows where it used to be........however, history being as it is, there was a story that a grave site was at the Uncle Tom Cabins location supposed to be of the evil overseer in Stowes novel Simon Legree & Little Eva. There are no graves at this location and was told that there are two graves beyond this wood line on the Monetts Ferry side of the railroad tracks across from this picture, and thought to be of Little Eva & Legree. I have my doubts of course because of the way history presents itself.......I have an idea but certainly no proof of the graves...in 1864 there was the Civil War battle of Monetts Ferry which is across the Cane River from the hill of the graves. On this site General Nathaniel Banks and his Red River Expeditionary Forces massed & crossed the Cane River and defeated the Southern Commander General Hamilton Bee. The North lost 200 souls in the battle and the South lost 400 souls in the battle as history goes. Perhaps those graves were the remains that someone later found and gave a proper burial....well never know. Im physically unable to attempt climbing that hill in search of those graves...maybe when my Grandson Noah gets back from his summer job in Yellowstone National Park, I can recruit him & some of his buddies to make the search for the graves & get some pictures....Until then I suppose this adventure is over, at least for me....lol
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:20:10 +0000
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