Louisiana State Cotton Museum
Louisiana State Cotton Museum is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. The nearest named place is Lake Providence Residential Street Historic District, a park 2.3 miles away. Bienville Trace Scenic Byway runs past it. 12 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Louisiana State Cotton Museum is located in Lake Providence, Louisiana. The area has been a center of cotton growing, and the museum exhibits the history and traditions of cotton cultivation and harvest. The main gallery has life-sized dioramas, farming equipment, and a recreated juke joint. Museum buildings include a farmhouse, commissary, chapel, exhibit hall, and tenant house. Exhibits include the history of cotton, and how it became the country's preeminent cash crop; its role in westward expansion; the state's first electric cotton gin; and musical instruments of the Delta blues.
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Wikidata Q55316625, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Louisiana State Cotton Museum
How to reach it
- On the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
- On the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 5.8 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- On the Great River Road, National
12 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Providence Residential Street Historic District: 2.3 mi
- Lake Providence Historic District: 2.5 mi
- Anderson-Tully State Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Indian Bayou State Wildlife Area: 17.3 mi
- Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge: 23.1 mi
- Ben Lomond: 4.2 mi
- Leota: 21.2 mi
- Poverty Point World Heritage Site: 16.9 mi
- Mont Helena: 21.5 mi
- Poverty Point: 17.2 mi
- Sunflower Waterfowl Project: 24.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:26 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Providence, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/911046976
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