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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central) |
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Rodriguez Canal
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By Bryan Olson, May 2007 | |
| | | 1. Rodriguez Canal Marker | | |
Inscription. This depression is the trace of an early mill race that divided the Chalmette and Macarty plantations, by the time of the Battle of New Orleans it was no longer in use and its banks had fallen in. Jackson’s men built their mud rampart behind the canal. Partly filled with water, it added to the strength of the American line. This is the only man-made feature dating back to the battle of January 8, 1815.
Erected by National Park Service.
Location. 29° 56.507′ N, 89° 59.643′ W. Marker is in Chalmette, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. Marker can be reached from Battlefield Road. Click for map. Marker is located on battlefield path. Marker is in this post office area: Chalmette LA 70043, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Batteries 2 and 3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Chalmette Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Redoubt and Battery 1 (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); The Battle on the West Bank (about 300 feet away); Battery 4 (about 500 feet away); In Memory of Major Samuel Spotts U.S.A. (about 500 feet away); British Strategy (about 700 feet away); Batteries 5 and 6 (approx. ¼ mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Chalmette.| | | | 
By Bryan Olson, May 2007 | |
| | | 2. Rodriguez Canal Marker | | |
Additional keywords. Battle of New Orleans, Chalmette Battlefield |
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By Bryan Olson, May 2007 | |
| | | 3. Rodriguez Canal looking North | | |
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By Bryan Olson, May 2007 | |
| | | 4. Rodriguez Canal looking South | | |
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By Bryan Olson, May 2007 | |
| | | 5. Some of the local wildlife in the Rodriguez Canal | | |
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Pictorial Field-book Of The War Of 1812 (Benson J. Lossing) | |
| | | 6. Remains of the Rodriguez’s Canal 1861 | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on March 15, 2008, by Bryan Olson of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 2,182 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 15, 2008, by Bryan Olson of Syracuse, New York. 6. submitted on March 16, 2008, by Bryan Olson of Syracuse, New York. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
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