▁the ▁in vention ▁of ▁a ▁dec ort ic ation ▁machine ▁by ▁Dun can ▁Ken ner ▁and ▁Leonard ▁S ew ell ▁( 1 8 8 0 s ). ▁ ▁Ex c av ations ▁were ▁done ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁Earth ▁Search , ▁Inc ., ▁for ▁Sh ell ▁after ▁ac quisition . ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁the ▁sugar ▁house , ▁ 1 8 ▁slave ▁cab ins , ▁an ▁over se er ' s ▁house , ▁a ▁black sm ith ▁shop , ▁and ▁other ▁buildings ▁were ▁exam ined . ▁ ▁A be ▁Haw kins ▁Dun can ▁Ken ner ▁had ▁a ▁race ▁track , ▁rac ed ▁horses , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁a ▁slave ▁named ▁A be ▁Haw kins , ▁r iding ▁Le com te , ▁won ▁over ▁a ▁horse ▁named ▁Lex ington ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁A be ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Racing ▁Museum ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁While ▁Ken ner ▁was ▁absent ▁from ▁Louisiana ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁ended . ▁A be ▁left ▁the ▁plant ation ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁won ▁the ▁third ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁Tra vers ▁St akes , ▁r iding ▁M err ill ▁for ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Alexander . ▁The ▁tra iner ▁was ▁another ▁former ▁slave ▁named ▁An sel ▁William son . ▁In ▁attend ance ▁that ▁day ▁were ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant , ▁William ▁Ast or , ▁Alexander ▁Stewart , ▁and ▁Com