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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.
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1. Mansfield State Historic Site
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4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By Sportlord - League City, Texas
I participated in a living history demonstration that was being recorded. I was impressed with the level of staff, the courteousness of the staff, the displays, the number of artifacts, and the size of the park, even though most of it is protected but not yet developed with touring trails and markers.
2. Mansfield Cemetery
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Michael M
Cemeteries are great places to learn about a town's past as well as take in artistic monuments for our loved ones that pasted on. A great collection of impressive tombstones and sections of Civil War dead.
3. Old Log Courthouse
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5 based on 1 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.
Reviewed By 51MikeJM - Shreveport, Louisiana
This is an interesting structure. I was unable to visit it when the museum was open but after talking with the staff at the tourism bureau down the street I learned a great deal about this buildings history!
4. Mansfield Female College Museum
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3.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Louisianatraveler_12 - Monroe, Louisiana
Whether you're interested in women's history, early college life, or the Civil War, the Mansfield Female College Museum has something for everyone. Professional exhibits detail the 70 year history of the college. Hard to find but definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.
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!
