Louisiana Cotton Museum

Through a bit of a GPS goof we ended up taking a slightly different route than originally planned.  In fact we ended up in a different state -- in Louisiana, on Route 65, the "Delta Rhythm & Bayous Highway".



A beautiful drive, with a bonus -- the Louisiana State Cotton Museum.  This museum is a total sleeper.  It is nearly unmarked, only a small road sign.  We were lucky to spot it and stop.

The museum involved at least four completely terrific things.

First, a time capsule of a sharecropper plantation circa early 20th century -- residences, commissary, office, church, etc.  Not dolled up, just kind of left as they were last used.

Second, a full on cotton processing plant -- a cotton gin.













Third, excellent historical exhibits on cotton.











Finally, a section on Delta rhythm and blues -- including a kind of mixer board, where you could do your own R&B mixes.  And some single string guitar like instruments you could pick up and play -- intro to Spoonful sounded terrific.