Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Memorial Hall
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 12, 2025
1. Memorial Hall Marker
Memorial Hall
Oldest museum in Louisiana
Organized January 8, 1891
Marked by Robert Ruffin Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
2019
Erected 2019 by Robert Ruffin Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Landmarks • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 8, 1891.
Location. 29° 56.604′ N, 90° 4.276′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It is on Camp Street near Andrew Higgins Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 929 Camp St, 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: Confederate Memeorial Hall (here, next to this marker); 8 in. Columbaid Cannon (here, next to this marker); James Surls (a few steps from this marker); Atlantic Wall Fragments (within shouting distance of this marker); The Beginning (within shouting distance of this marker); Julia Row
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Other markers no longer nearby. Robert E. Lee (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); St. Charles Line (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 12, 2025
2. Memorial Hall Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
