French Quarter in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

The Cabildo

Site Active Late 1790s-1811

— New Orleans Slave Trade —

The Cabildo Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 12, 2023

1. The Cabildo Marker

Inscription. Bankruptcy and probate cases were decided in the Cabildo's courtroom. When slaveholders failed to pay their debts or died without a will, their assets - including people they owned - were sold, often resulting in the separation of families and communities.

Erected 2018 by Tricentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans.

Location. 29° 57.452′ N, 90° 3.837′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is at the intersection of St. Peters and Chartres Street, on the right when traveling west on St. Peters. The marker is located on the southwest wall of the Louisiana State Museum building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Chartres Street, New Orleans LA 70130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Calle de San Pedro (here, next to this marker); Napoleon 12-pounder cannon (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Cabildo (a few steps from this marker); To the French Patriots of 1768 (a few steps from this marker); Don Bernardo de Galvez (a few steps from this marker);

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Spanish cannon (a few steps from this marker); David Bannister Morgan (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Cabildo (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Also see . . . New Orleans Slave Trade. (Submitted on April 29, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Cabildo Marker on the side wall of the museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 12, 2023

2. The view of the Cabildo Marker on the side wall of the museum

Louisiana State Museum: The Cabildo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 15, 2024

3. Louisiana State Museum: The Cabildo

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 3. submitted on June 27, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.