Kenner in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
First World Championship Heavyweight Prize Fight Monument
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 13, 2009
1. First Heavyweight Prize Fight Memorial Marker
In the predawn hours on May 10, 1870, a crowd of about 1,000 people left the New Orleans Jackson Street Railroad Station for Kennerville. There, in a makeshift ring in the back of William Butler Kenner's old sugar house about 100 yards from the Mississippi River, Jed Mace of Beeston, Norwich, England beat Tom Allen of Birmingham, England in 10 rounds. The prize for the bare knuckles event was $2,500, winner takes all.
Erected 1988.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1870.
Location. 29° 58.367′ N, 90° 14.806′ W. Marker is in Kenner, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish. It is at the intersection of Reverend Richard Wilson Drive (State Highway 48) and Williams Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Richard Wilson Drive. Located at base of levee. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 Williams Blvd, Kenner LA 70062, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in the River Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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 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: La Salle's Landing - 1682 (a few steps from this marker); La Salle's Landing (a few steps from this marker); Cannes Brϋlιes
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 13, 2009
2. First Heavyweight Prize Fight Memorial Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 13, 2009
3. First Heavyweight Prize Fight Statue
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 13, 2009
4. First Heavyweight Prize Fight Statue
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