Heart of Louisiana: Pine Oak Alley
Dave McNamara explores the legend of the golden spider web wedding.
Near the Cajun community of St. Martinville, a gravel road is shaded by massive oaks and pines planted two centuries ago.
Legend says a wedding in the 1870s once took place beneath golden spider webs, and the extravagant nuptials were re-enacted around 80 years later.
Dave McNamara visits the shaded roadway that once led to the grand plantation mansion of Charles Durand.
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A place where legend says a wedding in the 1870s once shimmered beneath golden spider webs.
Author's summary: Exploring the legend of the golden spider web wedding.