A Glimpse of Life in Northern Ouachita Parish in the Early 1800’s.

I have told you about our dear friend Charles, who left behind a biography of his early life in the area that would become Sterlington. He was the nephew of John T. Sterling and the son of Robert Harris Sterling, of the Morgan/Morhouse feud fame. The documents he left behind now reside in California, but … Continue reading A Glimpse of Life in Northern Ouachita Parish in the Early 1800’s. →

Sterling Plantation

Take a look at this picture of Sterling Plantation taken in 1941 before the plantation burned November 2, 1944! It was built by John Taylor Sterling in the early 1800s and was the seed that planted the town of Sterlington! This is the first photo of it that I have ever seen. It was the … Continue reading Sterling Plantation →