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

Higgins Boat (LCVP)

Photographed by Kimberly Edwards, February 10, 2012

1. Higgins Boat (LCVP) Marker

Inscription. On this site at 1755 St. Charles Avenue in May 1941, Andrew Jackson Higgins and Higgins Industries Inc. designed and produced America’s first successful tank landing craft. Here Higgins produced his shallow draft "Eureka" work boats, which evolved into the famed Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel or LCVP. During World War II Higgins Industry produced 20,094 boats for the Allied forces. The Higgins LCVP and larger Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) boats revolutionized modern warfare by allowing an amphibious force to land men and equipment across a bow ramp over an open beach. The Higgins boats participated in the landings at Salerno, Normandy, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Tarawa, and hundreds of lesser known amphibious assaults. Many of these same craft remained in service until the 1970s and may still be found on rivers around the world. Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower once referred to Higgins as “the man who won the war for us.”

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Erected 2012 by Department of History at the University of New Orleans.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1941.

Location. 29° 56.195′ N, 90° 4.656′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Central City. It is at the intersection of St. Charles Avenue and Felicity Street on St. Charles Avenue. The marker is place in the neutral ground of St. Charles Avenue across from Houston's Restaurant, which sits on the site of the original Higgin's boat office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1755 St Charles Avenue, 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,

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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: Byrd Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moore-Goldstein House (approx. ¼ mile away); Zito Residence (approx. ¼ mile away); E.T. Robinson Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); 1347 Coliseum Street (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Mary's Chapel (approx. ¼ mile away); Hug Residence (approx. ¼ mile away); Squires Renaud House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2012, by Michael Edwards of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. This page has been viewed 2,000 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 4, 2012, by Michael Edwards of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. 2. submitted on March 31, 2024. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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