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

Welcome To Jackson Square

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 15, 2024

1. Welcome To Jackson Square Marker

Inscription. Map Key
1. Andrew Jackson (1856)
2. Winter (North)
3. Summer (West)
4. Spring (East)
5. Fall (South)
6. Cannon
7. Drinking Fountain
8. Fountain
9. Maintenance Building (Staff Only)
10. Chartres Street Gate
11. St Ann Street Gate
12. Decatur Street Gate
13. St Peter Street Gate
14. Louis Cathedral (1794)
15. Cabildo (1799)
16. Presbytère / LA State Museum (1813)
17. Upper Pontalba Building (1850)
18. Lower Pontalba Building (1850)

Jackson Square, the site of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and known as Place d'Armes until 1856, was established in 1721 by French explorers and a young engineer named Adrien de Pauger. The focal point of the square is the statue of Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans (1815); this two and a half acre park includes two cannons along Chartres Street and marble statues installed circa 1852 in each corner representing the four cardinal directions as Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Championed by Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba, the benches, light poles, and perimeter iron fence were installed in 1851 by the surveyor Louis Henri Pilié. Jackson Square was designated

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a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and named as one of the American Planning Association's Great Places in 2012.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 29° 57.462′ N, 90° 3.761′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is on Saint Ann Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Orleans LA 70116, 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

Saint Ann Street Entrence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 15, 2024

2. Saint Ann Street Entrence

markers are within walking distance of this marker: Major General Andrew Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome To Jackson Square (within shouting distance of this marker); General Charles de Gaulle, President of France (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson Square (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome To Jackson Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson Square - Vieux Carré (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar James Dunn (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome To Jackson Square (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Spring (East) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 15, 2024

3. Spring (East)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.