Algiers in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Duverjé Plantation
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, April 28, 2018
1. Duverjé Plantation Marker
Algiers Point evolved from the plantation of Barthelemy Duverjé. The Duverjé home was built c. 1812-16, and served as the Algiers Courthouse from 1866. It was destroyed by the Great Fire of Algiers in 1895 and replaced by the current structure in 1896.
Erected by www.algiershistoricalsociety.org.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 29° 57.257′ N, 90° 3.273′ W. Marker is in Algiers, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. Marker can be reached from Morgan Street, on the right when traveling north. Located on top of levee in front of Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 Morgan Street, New Orleans LA 70114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Algiers' Dry Docks (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Fire of Algiers, 1895 (within shouting distance of this marker); Transatlantic Slave Trade to Louisiana (within shouting distance of this marker); Algiers Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Hardy Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); Enslaved Africans
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More about this marker. Marker is located on top of levee, along the Mississippi River Trail, a bicycle and walking path on top the levee.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, April 28, 2018
2. Duverjé Plantation Marker and Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 3,621 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2018.
