Betty Smede Jardine
This file appears in: Beneath the Oaks, Amidst the Cane
Betty Smede Jardine breaking ground at the Episcopal School of Acadiana on their new campus at the old Oasis Plantation
This file appears in: Beneath the Oaks, Amidst the Cane
Beneath the Oaks, Amidst the Cane – From Oasis Plantation to Episcopal School of Acadiana
Robert Cade established Oasis Plantation as a sugar plantation in 1863. He purchased the land from the government and proceeded to add more acreage to the plantation by buying out individuals in the area. He moved to Louisiana from South Carolina in…