The McGehee–Stringfellow House , also known as Oak Grove , was a historic plantation house near Greensboro , Alabama , United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980, due to its architectural significance. It was accidentally destroyed in the 1980s during an attempt to move it to another location.
32-1213: Oak Grove may refer to: Places in the United States [ edit ] Alabama [ edit ] McGehee–Stringfellow House , also known as "Oak Grove", Hale County, Alabama Bessemer, Alabama , also known as "Oak Grove", Jefferson County, Alabama and home of schools named Oak Grove Oak Grove, Alabama Arizona [ edit ] Oak Grove, Arizona Arkansas [ edit ] Oak Grove, Arkansas (disambiguation) , multiple places Oak Grove Township, Lonoke County, Arkansas California [ edit ] Oak Grove, Butte County, California Oak Grove, former name of El Sobrante in Contra Costa County, California Oak Grove, San Diego County, California , site of Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station , Warner Springs, and 2nd location of Camp Wright Colorado [ edit ] Oak Grove, Colorado , located in Montrose County, Colorado Delaware [ edit ] Oak Grove, Delaware ,
64-551: A Democratic businessman from Gonzales, faced indictment in an attempted bribery scheme. The pair is charged with encouraging a candidate to withdraw from a local election on November 8, 2016. The grand jury released its true bill to Judge Tess Stromberg of the 23rd Judicial District Court in Ascension, Assumption , and St. James parishes. Among those who testified in the case were Democratic Gonzales City Council member Neal Bourqueat. Matassa and Berthelot allegedly bribed
96-790: A census-designated place Oak Grove, Washington County, Tennessee , a census-designated place Texas [ edit ] Oak Grove, Bowie County, Texas , an unincorporated community Oak Grove, Kaufman County, Texas , a town Oak Grove, Tarrant County, Texas , a suburb of Fort Worth Oak Grove Power Plant , a power plant located in Robertson County, Texas Virginia [ edit ] Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, Virginia Oak Grove, Northumberland County, Virginia Oak Grove, Loudoun County, Virginia Oak Grove, Chesapeake, Virginia , located in Chesapeake, Virginia Oak Grove (Altavista, Virginia) , listed on
128-862: A community at the start of PA Route 271 in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania South Carolina [ edit ] Oak Grove, South Carolina Oak Grove, Hampton County, South Carolina , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hampton County, South Carolina Tennessee [ edit ] Oak Grove, Clay County, Tennessee , an unincorporated community located in Clay County, Tennessee Oak Grove, Hardin County, Tennessee , an unincorporated community Oak Grove, Sumner County, Tennessee ,
160-1220: A community in Bloomfield Township & Auburn Hills Oak Grove, Otsego County, Michigan , a community in Bagley Township Minnesota [ edit ] Oak Grove, Minnesota (formerly Oak Grove Township, Anoka County, Minnesota) Mississippi [ edit ] Oak Grove, Mississippi , suburb of Hattiesburg, Mississippi . Oak Grove (Church Hill, Mississippi) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Mississippi Missouri [ edit ] Oak Grove Village, Missouri in Franklin County Oak Grove Heights, Missouri in Greene County Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri Oak Grove, Madison County, Missouri New Jersey [ edit ] Oak Grove, New Jersey North Carolina [ edit ] Oak Grove (Erwin, North Carolina) , listed on
192-416: A frame addition to the rear of the house, as well as a detached one-story log kitchen. McDonald Stringfellow replaced the log kitchen with a frame building housing the kitchen and dining room. It was connected to the house by a covered breezeway. Ascension Parish, Louisiana Ascension Parish ( French : Paroisse de l'Ascension ; Spanish : Parroquia de la Ascensión ) is a parish located in
224-1752: A number of places in Delaware Florida [ edit ] Oak Grove, Citrus County, Florida , a place in Florida Oak Grove, Escambia County, Florida Oak Grove, Gadsden County, Florida Oak Grove, Gulf County, Florida Oak Grove, Hardee County, Florida Oak Grove, Okaloosa County, Florida Oak Grove, Sumter County, Florida Georgia [ edit ] Oak Grove, Georgia Illinois [ edit ] Oak Grove, Illinois Indiana [ edit ] Oak Grove, Posey County, Indiana , located in Posey County, Indiana Oak Grove, Starke County, Indiana , located in Starke County, Indiana Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana Kentucky [ edit ] Oak Grove, Kentucky Oak Grove, Trigg County, Kentucky Louisiana [ edit ] Oak Grove, Ascension Parish, Louisiana , an unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana Oak Grove, Cameron Parish, Louisiana , an unincorporated community in Cameron Parish, Louisiana Oak Grove, Grant Parish, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in Grant Parish, Louisiana Oak Grove, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana Maryland [ edit ] Oak Grove (La Plata, Maryland) , listed on
256-437: A population of 2,219; since then, its population has steadily increased despite some decades of population decline. In 1900, the parish's population reached a first historic high of 24,142 before increasing again to 58,214 at the 1990 U.S. census . At the 2010 census , Ascension Parish's population grew to 107,215; and at the 2020 United States census , there were 126,500 people, 44,267 households, and 32,305 families residing in
288-432: A symmetrical three- bay facade. Both sides of the house had large external chimneys centered in the wall, with windows to either side on both floors. The original woodwork in the house was joined using the older technique of wooden pegs, rather than nails. McGehee had planned a two-story brick ell for the rear of the house, but it was not built due to the interruption of Harriet's death. Instead, Enoch Stringfellow added
320-472: A town Oak Grove, Dodge County, Wisconsin , a town Oak Grove (community), Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Oak Grove, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin , a ghost town Oak Grove, Pierce County, Wisconsin , a town Other uses [ edit ] Battle of Oak Grove , Civil War battle that took place on June 25, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia Oak forest , a plant community with
352-401: A tree canopy dominated by oaks See also [ edit ] Oakgrove (disambiguation) Oak Grove School (disambiguation) Oak Grove High School (disambiguation) Oak Grove Elementary School (disambiguation) Oak Grove School District (disambiguation) Oak Grove Cemetery (disambiguation) Oak Grove Township (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
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#1732776763774384-471: Is a bi-weekly newspaper formed after the merger of The Gonzales Weekly (founded 1920) and The Ascension Citizen (founded 1996). The Donaldsonville Chief , founded in 1871, is the parish's longest-continually-published newspaper. On March 8, 2017, Ascension Parish President Kenneth Paul "Kenny" Matassa (born September 12, 1949), a Republican, along with Olin Glenn Berthelot (born August 1948),
416-468: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages McGehee%E2%80%93Stringfellow House The house was built by Abraham and Harriet Hill McGehee. Abraham McGehee was born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia in 1791; Harriet was born in 1798. They married in 1817. By 1824 they had relocated to Alabama and were building the house. Construction on
448-741: Is the dominant religion for the parish. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives in 2020, the Roman Catholic Church was the single-largest Christian denomination for the parish, served primarily by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge . The overall Catholic population in Ascension Parish was 39,260 in 2020. Non-denominational or inter-denominational Christian churches—whether independent Bible churches , United and Uniting , etc.—were
480-512: The U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2020 census , the population was 126,500. Its parish seat is Donaldsonville . The parish was created in 1807. Ascension Parish is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area . Ascension Parish is one of the 22 parishes that make up Acadiana , the heartland of the Cajun people and their culture. This is exhibited by the prevalence of
512-498: The 1980s, but the brick structure collapsed while still on its original site. The house site remains on the National Register of Historic Places. The McGehee–Stringfellow House was built in the Federal -style. It was a two-story structure with two rooms and a central hall on each floor. The entire house was built from brick that was handmade on the plantation by McGehee's enslaved African-American workers. It featured side gables and
544-528: The Democrat A. Wayne Lawson with offers of money and a government job to drop out of the city council race in Division E against Bourque, who nevertheless won reelection with 61 percent of the ballots cast. Matassa and Berthelot turned themselves in to authorities and posted a $ 5,000 bond. Reports, meanwhile, surfaced of a move before the parish council calling for Matassa to resign. He cannot be forced from
576-641: The French or Cajun French language heard throughout the parish, as well as the many festivals celebrated by its residents, including the Boucherie Festival, Lagniappe Music and Seafood Festival, Crawfish Festival, and the Jambalaya Festival. The largest incorporated city in Ascension Parish, Gonzales , is celebrated as the "Jambalaya Capital of the World". Early European settlers of
608-520: The Galvez-St. Amant area, prompting a visit to St. Amant by then-presidential candidate, Donald J. Trump . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the parish has a total area of 303 square miles (780 km ), of which 290 square miles (750 km ) is land and 13 square miles (34 km ) (4.2%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest parish in Louisiana by total area. In 1810, the parish had
640-722: The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Charles County, Maryland Massachusetts [ edit ] Oak Grove (MBTA station) , a stop on Boston's Orange Line subway, straddling Malden and Melrose, Massachusetts Oak Grove Farm , Millis, listed on the NRHP in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Michigan [ edit ] Oak Grove, Livingston County, Michigan , a community in Cohoctah Township Oak Grove, Oakland County, Michigan ,
672-766: The National Register of Historic Places in Campbell County, Virginia Oak Grove (Eastville, Virginia) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Virginia Oak Grove (Manakin-Sabot, Virginia) , listed on the NRHP in Virginia Oak Grove United Methodist Church , Chesapeake, Virginia West Virginia [ edit ] Oak Grove, Mercer County, West Virginia Oak Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia Wisconsin [ edit ] Oak Grove, Barron County, Wisconsin ,
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#1732776763774704-801: The National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, North Carolina Oak Grove, Durham County, North Carolina Oak Grove Township, Durham County, North Carolina Oak Grove, Jones County, North Carolina Oak Grove, Macon County, North Carolina Oak Grove, Surry County, North Carolina Ohio [ edit ] Oak Grove, Ohio Oklahoma [ edit ] Oak Grove, Murray County, Oklahoma Oak Grove, Pawnee County, Oklahoma Oak Grove, Payne County, Oklahoma , located in Payne County, Oklahoma Oregon [ edit ] Oak Grove, Oregon Pennsylvania [ edit ] Oak Grove, Pennsylvania ,
736-464: The Stringfellow family until the late 1970s. But deferred maintenance had resulted in the house beginning to deteriorate in the 1940s. The decline in the agricultural company had left the family without resources to maintain the house. The house and surrounding property were sold in the 1970s to MacMillan Bloedel , a forestry company. The company attempted to move the house from the property in
768-477: The area that was developed as Ascension and Gonzales were, for the most part, of French and Spanish ancestry. They settled among the Houma Indians who lived in the area. Among the projects and plans carried out by Luis de Unzaga 'le Conciliateur' while he was governor of Louisiana between 1769 and 1777 was the promotion of new settlements by Europeans, among them were French Acadians and Malaga in
800-589: The fertile Mississippi region and more specifically in the Unzaga Post or 'Puesto de Unzaga' that he created in 1771 in Pointe Coupee , the parish of Saint Gabriel in 1773 and Fort Manchac in 1776; the Ascension people occupied land at the confluence of the aforementioned European settlements. During the historic 2016 Louisiana Floods , around one-third of all homes in Ascension Parish were flooded; 15,000 homes and businesses took on water, mostly in
832-406: The house stopped after Harriet's death on February 25, 1826. She was the first burial in the family cemetery on the property. McGehee sold the house and the 800-acre (3.2 km ) plantation property to Enoch Stringfellow, and migrated west to Mississippi . Enoch Stringfellow died in 1839 and the house was inherited by his son, McDonald. McDonald Stringfellow died in 1875, but the house remained in
864-455: The office, however, unless convicted of the crime. Matassa and Berthelot could have received up to two years in state prison either with or without hard time and/or a fine of $ 2,000. Matassa was instead acquitted in July 2018 of the election bribery allegations and returned to his duties as parish president with a legal cloud lifted from his shoulders. The 922nd Engineer Company (Horizontal),
896-475: The parish. Having historic settlement by French and Spanish colonials during the periods of French and Spanish Louisiana , Ascension Parish's racial and ethnic composition has remained predominantly non-Hispanic white throughout a portion of its history. With the greater diversification of the United States at the 2020 census, non-Hispanic white residents were 62.96% of the total population. Black or African American Louisianians and others made up 23.95% of
928-592: The population, followed by Hispanics or Latinos of any race (8.21%), Asians (1.33%), multiracial Americans (3.32%), Native Americans (0.21%), and Pacific Islanders (0.03%). Among its residents at the 2021 American Community Survey 's 1-year estimates program, households had a median income of $ 72,662 and mean income of $ 92,143. Families had a median income of $ 85,632; married-couple families $ 111,445; and non-family households $ 32,498. Overall, residents of Ascension Parish are wealthier than nearby East Baton Rouge Parish . Religiously and spiritually, Christianity
960-427: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak_Grove&oldid=1243728259 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
992-484: The second largest Christian group in the parish with 9,430 members. Collectively, Baptists throughout the Southern Baptist Convention , Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship , and National Baptist Convention of America made up 5,043 religious adherents. Parish-wide Protestant statistics reflect an increase in non- or inter-denominational Christianity throughout Louisiana, outgrowing Methodism as
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1024-656: The second-largest Protestant group for the state per the Association of Religion Data Archives 2020 religion census; the growth of non/inter-denominational Christianity for the area represented a broader trend nationwide, where the movement began to constitute the largest segment of American Protestantism. Ascension Parish School Board operates the local public schools. The parish is also home to private schools and—since 1998, to River Parishes Community College . Two newspapers are based in Ascension Parish's two cities, Donaldsonville and Gonzales. The Gonzales Weekly Citizen
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