Location: Mansfield
Top Things to do in Mansfield
Top 5 Things to do in Mansfield, Louisiana (LA)
Mansfield is a small city in and the parish seat of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,001 at the 2010 census, a decline of more than 10 percent from the 2000 tabulation. Mansfield is 77 percent African American. Mansfield is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Restaurants in Mansfield
1. Old Log Courthouse
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
By Act 88 of 1843 DeSoto Parish was created out of Natchitoches and Caddo. The first meeting of parish officers was at Screamerville. Debate over the location of the permanent parish seat was settled by purchase of a quarter-section of land at the present site of Mansfield. This 1843 Log Courthouse is the only one of its type & the second oldest courthouse in Louisiana.
2. Mansfield State Historic Site
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4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By ericbrownfield
This is a small but very well thought out museum. The artifacts, the stories they tell, and the beautiful grounds are all worth your time. Aaron, the interpreter there when we visited, was very friendly and knowledgeable. You should watch the video first, tour the museum, then take in the somber and serene grounds by walking the General Mouton Trail. History is alive here, and you would do well to experience it.
3. Mansfield Cemetery
4. Mansfield Female College Museum
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3.5 based on 5 reviews
5. Silver Lake
Built between 1849 and 1855, Silver Lake is a tradition plantation-style house, boasting four tall columns, a wide porch, and six fireplaces. Though of that style it was never part of a large plantation. The house was built on huge piers and sills, which uniquely includes a tree, 48ft.x24in. that supports the front part of the house. It is estimated that the tree started growing in 1755!
