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L^uis, Miss 1892-1942
Among the earliest grants of land in Bay 3t. Louis is that of Melite la gassier which dates back to 1786.
The late Jesse cow and, grandfather of oar Jesse Cowand, (living in 1942) purchased from the la Jassier claim "all this tract of land lying on the water front known as the Cowand-^ield cotton plantation."
Ke began building in the early 1800s but left to engage in the Battle of l\Tew Orleans where he fought with jackson.
^fter the close of the war (1815), he returned here and completed the home which is almost as he built it today (1942).
The entire structure is put together with wooden pegs, the brick was secured from the Spanish ships (? MJ3) who used them as ballast and the sills were made from cypress logs which were floated down the Mississippi River (? MJ3 with all local cypress handy). Cement was made from the shell in the Indian Mound which was on the grounds when 'ir. Cowand purchased it.
V.'here the house stands today was a cotton field where Sea Island Cotton was raised and there are traces of the rows.
Jesse Cowand is the only living descendant of the former owner of Elmwood Manor though at one time they were a large family and among the earliest heme builders of the town.
Building was completed i&^G2S~according to "Bay St.
Louis 100 Years" published in 1958. House belonged to Robert Camors in 1958.
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