Bocage, on the east side of the Mississippi River and a short distance from Houmas House Plantation and L'Hermitage, was built in 1801 as a wedding gift from her father to Francoise Bringier and her husband, Cristophe Colomb. At the time Francoise was 14 years old and Cristophe was 31. However, history records that Francoise tended to the important matters of running the plantation while Cristophe enjoyed his artistic endeavors.
Notice the small structure on the right side of the photo, truly historical in itself.
Hurricane Gustav in August, 2008 did significant damage to the trees.