Caroline Dormon

Dormon is remembered for plants as much as forests. Born at Briarwood on July 19, 1888, she bred Louisiana iris hybrids that are still kept for public and scientific study, and tried southeastern natives such as bigleaf magnolia, Florida anise, Florida torreya and mountain laurel in her garden. Her books ran from Wild Flowers of Louisiana in 1934 to Bird Talk in 1969. About 212 acres of Briarwood are now a nature preserve run by a foundation, with native plant sales and programs. She died on November 21, 1971.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Lake Bistineau State Park — 32 mi
  A 903-acre state park on a lake the Great Raft made, opened in 1946 with a separate section for Black visitors from 1956, and now known for cypress water and a lake that is drawn down.

More markers nearby

• Birth Site of Caroline Dormon — 1.0 mi
• Gum Springs Bombing Range Accident Memorial — 20 mi
• Driskill Mountain — 20 mi
• Desadier School For Native Americans — 21 mi