Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Rodriguez Canal
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 31, 2016
1. Rodriguez Canal Marker
Built as a mill race that provided water to power a sawmill, by 1815 the Rodriguez Canal had long been abandoned. With its collapsed banks and grass-covered bottom, the canal resembled a ditch more than a waterway, but it provided a perfect defensive position for Major General Andrew Jackson's men. American troops and slaves from area plantations dug out the canal and used its soil to build a rampart stretching from the Mississippi River to the cypress swamp. When the rampart was completed and the canal filled with water, it formed an imposing line of defense.
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Benson Lossing's Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812 showed what remained of the canal in 1861. The tower in the background is the still unfinished Chalmette Monument.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
Location. 29° 56.505′ N, 89° 59.654′ W. Marker is in Chalmette, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. It can be reached from the intersection of Battlefield Road and Tour Loop Road. Marker can be
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Regionally, this marker is in Bayou Country 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 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: A different marker also named Rodriguez Canal (a few steps from this marker); Batteries 2 and 3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Rodriguez Plantation and Macarty House (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th U.S. Infantry - 44th U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Chalmette Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Marines (within shouting distance of this marker); Choctaw Nation (within shouting distance of this marker); Chalmet Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chalmette.
Also see . . . Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. NPS website entry (Submitted on August 22, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 31, 2016
2. Rodriguez Canal Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 31, 2016
3. Rodriguez Canal
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,077 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3. submitted on August 23, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
