The first of three great churches built by The Redemptorists for Catholics in the Irish Channel. St. Alphonsus for the Irish, St. Mary's Assumption for the Germans and Notre Dame de bon Secours for the French. Design by Baltimore architect Louis . . . — — Map (db m105018) HM
This building erected 1852-54 George Purves, Architect-Builder In 1867 the chancel was extended 32 feet. The entrance tower was added in 1873 Charles L. Hillger, Architect Peter R. Middlemiss, Builder. The parish house in the rear was built in . . . — — Map (db m95753) HM
Type: 57 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Weight: 10,273 lbs (5.1 tons) Rate of Fire: 105-120 rounds per minute Range: 19,685 ft (3.72 miles) Ammunition: 57x348SR caliber High Explosive and Armor Piercing Crew: 7The Type 59 is the Chinese Variant of the Soviet . . . — — Map (db m162916) HM
Type: Twin Engine Trainer Weight: 9,300 lbs Armament: Two - .30 caliber machine guns used as gunnery trainer Engine: Two Pratt and Whitney R985 Radials, 450 hp each Max Speed: 215 mph Range: 745 miles Service Ceiling: 20,000 ft. Crew: 2-3 Number . . . — — Map (db m160469) HM
Type: Full Tracked Tractor Armored Bulldozer Manufacturer: Caterpillar Weight: 49,400 lbs (24.7 tons) Armament: None Crew: 1 The first Caterpillar D7 rolled out in 1938. US Army Engineers use these dozers to build
roadways, earthworks and . . . — — Map (db m163229) HM
The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948-1965) was a single-pilot, twin-engine light bomber and attack aircraft built by Douglas Aircraft during World War II that also saw service during several of the Cold War's major conflicts. It . . . — — Map (db m160440) HM
Type: Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Motor Gun Carriage Manufacturer: Tank Division of General Motors Weight: 49,500 lbs Armament: Twin Mount 40 mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns Engine: Continental AOS-895-3, Six Cylinder, 500 hp Max Speed: 45 mph Crew: . . . — — Map (db m163790) HM
Type: Medium Tank
Manufacturer:
Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant and American Locomotive Co.
Weight: 97,200 lbs (48.6 tons) Armament:
90 mm gun
30 caliber 1919A4 Machine Gun coaxial with the 90 mm gun,
.50 caliber Exterior M2 Machine Gun, . . . — — Map (db m163602) HM
Type: Fighter Bomber Weight: 58,000 lbs loaded Armament: M61 "Vulcan" Cannon in External Pod Up to 16,000 lbs of externally carried nuclear or conventional bombs, rockets or missiles like the "Sidewinder" and "Sparrow" Air to Air Missiles Engine: . . . — — Map (db m161012) HM
On November 14, 1960, three six-year-old girls-Leona Tate, Tessie Prevost and Gail Etienne-
integrated McDonogh 19. Known as the "McDonogh Three,” they were escorted every day
by U.S. Marshalls, and were the only students to attend the school for . . . — — Map (db m204470) HM
The Historic Lower Ninth Ward Side A On August 29, 2005, at about 7:45a.m., the Industrial Canal flood wall broke with an explosive sound, heard by many residents near North Johnson Street and Jourdan Avenue. At that time, the Lower Ninth . . . — — Map (db m102875) HM
Type: Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Gun Weight: 3,990 lbs (1.9 tons) Armament: Four - 14.5 mm Machine Guns Rate of Fire: 600 rounds per minute per gun Range: 26,247 ft. Ammunition: Full metal jacket round with steel or tungsten carbide core or . . . — — Map (db m163187) HM
In 1805 Bernard de Marigny began the subdivision of his plantation, creating the first suburb below the original city. As Americans settled up-river, immigrants and free persons of color settled in Faubourg Marigny. — — Map (db m51600) HM
(front side)
In 1808, the US Congress abolished the international slave trade, contributing to a significant increase in the domestic slave trade, or the trafficking of human beings within the boundaries of the United States. During the . . . — — Map (db m117438) HM
Located in the Faubourg Marigny, from the corner of Esplanade Ave. and Chartres St., is the former site of Theophilus Freeman's notorious slave pen (demolished after the Civil War) where Solomon Northup, a free man of color from New York, was sold . . . — — Map (db m117277) HM
Organized 1817. The first pastor (1818-1820), the Rev. Sylvester Larned, built a church in 1819 in the plain Gothic Style on St. Charles Street near Gravier Street, William Brand, Architect-Builder. A Greek Revival style church was erected . . . — — Map (db m121832) HM
Front
This cemetery was purchased by Charity Hospital in 1848 and was originally known as Potter's Field. It has historically been used to bury the unclaimed victims from throughout the city including victims of several yellow fever . . . — — Map (db m87256) HM
Col. Charles Didier Dreaux
Born in New Orleans May 11, 1832
First Conf. officer from Louisiana
Killed in the War Between
the States on the field of
honor near Newport News, VA.
On July 5, 1861
His last words were
"Boys steady" . . . — — Map (db m86011) HM WM
Grand Commander, Supreme Council 33° Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, southern jurisdiction. U.S.A., 1859 - 1891. Erected April 27, 1957 by the Grand Consistory of LA., 32° Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry to . . . — — Map (db m102982) HM
Home of New Orleans' first professional sports team, baseball's New Orleans Pelicans. The "Pels" played home games here from the park's construction in 1915 through its demolition in 1957. Negro league teams such as the Black Pelicans and the . . . — — Map (db m100503) HM
Side 1
The New Orleans Katrina Memorial
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall upon the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast. Bringing devastation to many communities. In New Orleans, storm surge and the failure of the . . . — — Map (db m85824) HM
In honor of the men and women of the Third Ward who served in World War II and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice. Dedicated Dec. 8, 1946 — — Map (db m106081) WM
Boys' Central High School was founded in 1843, relocated to this site in 1913 and was renamed Warren Easton Boys' High School in honor of the superintendent of New Orleans public schools, 1888-1910. The building was designed by E.A. Christy, noted . . . — — Map (db m95879) HM
Originally a cemetery for the city's indigent population, Holt Cemetery was first mentioned in city records in 1879, most likely named for Joseph Holt, a physician from Charity Hospital. The original 400' by 600' plot was increased in 1909 with an . . . — — Map (db m163537) HM
Holt Cemetery was officially founded in 1879 as a replacement to the dangerously overfilled Locust Grove Cemeteries on Freret Street in Uptown New Orleans. It is assumed to be named after Dr. Joseph Holt, an official with the city's Board of Health . . . — — Map (db m163915) HM
While Holt Cemetery was never formally designated as racially segregated, legal restrictions on racial mixing - in life and death - became more rigorously enforced in New Orleans after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision. In the . . . — — Map (db m163959) HM
Unlike most New Orleans cemeteries, all of the interments at Holt are below ground. Many graves here have a distinctive appearance,
but none have been photographed or remarked upon as often as the ones "dressed” by local artist Arthur Raymond . . . — — Map (db m164143) HM
For some artists and scholars, Holt is representative of spiritual traditions
with a long history in the African-American community. The spreading of
broken crockery over graves was noted in South Carolina as early as the
1890s. Art historian . . . — — Map (db m164205) HM
Holt has been filled to capacity many times in its long history. In fact, grave plots have often been re-used after their upkeep is abandoned. This is not
uncommon in urban cemeteries, where space is always a problem. Still, the density of . . . — — Map (db m166883) HM
One striking pattern visible in the burial records for Holt is the high number of
stillbirths and infants interred here. In 1902, for example, 262 of the 761 burials
at Holt were under the age of one at death. Such high numbers for infant . . . — — Map (db m166892) HM
"This residence and grounds are named in honor of Marvin E. Thames, Ph.D., who served this college in the following manner: Director of Isaac Delgado Trades School from 1954 to 1958; Dean and President of Delgado Trades and Technical Institute from . . . — — Map (db m86198) HM
On this site between August 1941 and August 1945, the City Park Plant of Higgins Industries, Incorporated mass produced more than 12,000 landing craft and approximately 200 PT boats for the Allied Forces. The Higgins landing boats revolutionized . . . — — Map (db m87552) HM
No rocks, no geology-right? Actually, once you know what to look for, it's
easy to see evidence of geology at work in this wetland environment.
The geologic features of the Mississippi River Delta region are of relatively
recent origin. As the . . . — — Map (db m213220) HM
Historic state monument 5 miles west on US 90, was completed in 1828 to defend Rigolets Pass approach through Lake Pontchartrain to New Orleans. Named after Brigadier Gen. Zebulon Montgomery Pike. — — Map (db m22776) HM
Foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family in 1842.
The Sisters of the Holy Family, an African
American religious order, are committed to caring
for the sick assisting the poor, and instructing the
unlearned through prayer and Christ-like . . . — — Map (db m213092) HM
Human occupation and settlement of the fertile marshes
and estuaries that now include Bayou Sauvage Refuge
began before 500 BC.
Two local archaeological sites, Big Oak and Little Oak
Islands, represent human adaptation to the . . . — — Map (db m213152) HM
Originally known as the Pontchartrain Park Stadium of the New Orleans Recreation
Department, the first Barrow Stadium was dedicated in May 1957 by Mayor
deLessups Story Morrison. The stadium served as a popular venue for youth
baseball, football . . . — — Map (db m158471) HM
The legendary Pontchartrain Park Neighborhood,
founded in 1952, was home to many African-American
political, social and business leaders in the
City of New Orleans, Louisiana from the middle
of the twentieth century through the late
Civil . . . — — Map (db m204383) HM
Erected 1859 for Nicholas M. Benachi Consul of Greece in New Orleans, the fine Greek Revival house was once known as the "Rendezvous Des Chasseurs" purchased in 1886 by Joseph and Peter Torre whose family residence it was until it was . . . — — Map (db m155687) HM
Fannie C Williams Pioneer in Public EducationAs one of New Orleans' premier educators in the first half of the twentieth century, Fannie C. Williams steered this school through decades of challenge and change. An active civic leader, she was . . . — — Map (db m115964) HM
Located on a portion of the Morand-Moreau plantation sold by Claude Faubourg Tremé in 1810 to the city of New Orleans, it became the city’s first subdivision and is considered to be America’s oldest existing African American neighborhood. It was . . . — — Map (db m35124) HM
Founded in 1869 by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart on Chartres Street in the Vieux Carré, St. Aloysius College moved in 1892 to a building on Rampart Street, then in 1925 to a new building at the corner of Esplanade Avenue and Rampart Street, St. . . . — — Map (db m102859) HM
A classic example of the late Greek Revival-Italianate style. Designed by noted architects Henry Howard and Albert Diettel, constructed in 1859 by Wing and Muir for Louise Donnet and Cyprien Dufour, a prominent attorney, author, and state senator. . . . — — Map (db m51291) HM
Manuel John Mello (1887-1961), cornetist and bandleader, lived here at 1025 Bartholomew Street from 1917 until 1961. He played with Weinmunson’s Band, Johnny Fischer’s Band, Fischer’s Military Band, & was the leader of one of Jack Laine’s Reliance . . . — — Map (db m156820) HM
William T. Frantz Elementary School at 3811 North Galvez Street in New Orleans became a significant site in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. On November 14, 1960, a six-year-old girl walked through its doors and changed the course of . . . — — Map (db m202739) HM
In 1830 the Pontchartrain rail road was built along Elysian Fields to the lake, with half of its route through lands owned by Bernard Marigny. To accommodate settlers, Marigny and his cousin, Nicholas d'Estrehan subdivided the backlands of Faubourg . . . — — Map (db m102848) HM
This block was home to the halfway station of the New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad Company chartered February 9, 1833. Mules were changed over at the stables located here on the long journey from Canal St. to Carrollton Ave. Mule power gave way t0 . . . — — Map (db m148820) HM
W.A. Freret, Architect J.C. Kiddell, Builder Dedicated October 22, 1877 Erected from funds bequeathed to the City of New Orleans in the will of John McDonogh, in continuous use as a public elementary school for one hundred years.This plaque is . . . — — Map (db m155704) HM
Erected 1875
for
the St. Charles Avenue
Methodist Church South
Charles L. Hillger, Architect
James Cox, Builder
Robert Walker Rayne
purchased the site
and made a major contribution
to the cost of its erection
in memory of his son . . . — — Map (db m88787) HM
Salem United Church of Christ (Evangelical and Reformed) Was founded as the First German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jefferson City March 8, 1863 The first worship services of Salem Church
were held in temporary quarters. The
congregation . . . — — Map (db m211113) HM
The Vincentian Fathers have
administered this parish since
its founding in 1849 by Fr. Angelo
Gandolfo, C.M. Mass was celebrated
in private homes of Faubourg
Bouligny until a chapel was dedicated on
January 1, 1850. The parish soon
outgrew . . . — — Map (db m206293) HM
The first Jewish Congregation beyond the original thirteen colonies Shanaria-Chasset (Gates of Mercy) was founded in 1828 by German settlers.In 1881 it merged with the 1846 Spanish-Portuguese congregation Nefutzoth Yehudah (Dispersed of Judah) to . . . — — Map (db m149508) HM
The cornerstone of the monastery was laid in April, 1891, James Freret, Architect, Fred Reusch, Jr, Builder. Founded by the Discalced Carmelite nuns, a contemplative and strictly cloistered order of nuns restored to the primitive rule established . . . — — Map (db m102850) HM
Congo Square is in the “vicinity” of a spot which Houmas Indians used before the arrival of the French for celebrating their annual corn harvest and was considered sacred ground. The gathering of enslaved African vendors in Congo Square . . . — — Map (db m20954) HM
Dooky Chase's Restaurant gained notoriety as a safe place where people of all races could
sit down to meet and discuss strategies for the Civil Rights Movement. Iconic civil rights
leaders such as Oretha Castle Haley, A.P. Tureaud, Ernest "Dutch" . . . — — Map (db m204398) HM
This fine example of late 19th century Italianate architecture was designed by renowned architect G.A. D'Hemecourt and built for Dr. A. Dupaquier in 1879. For many years while a private residence the home was known as The Dupaquier House. Perhaps . . . — — Map (db m131385) HM
French “Impressionist” master whose mother and grandmother were born in New Orleans. Painted many famous subjects on a visit here in 1872-1873 at Musson Home on Esplanade. His “Portrait of Estelle” bought by Delgado Museum. — — Map (db m51292) HM
French "Impressionist" Master resided here in 1872-1873 with his maternal Creole family. Here, Degas created 18 paintings. His artistic evolution to a "more spontaneous, better art" occurred here, just before the Impressionist Movement of 1874 & . . . — — Map (db m155683) HM
His trumpet and heart brought everlasting joy to the world, embodying jazz as The Pulse of Life.
In appreciation National Park Service/Tourism Cares April 18, 2008. — — Map (db m21068) HM
In 1841, this parish was established for the inhabitants of Faubourg Tremé. The joint beneficence of Bishop Antoine Blanc and the Ursuline nuns made possible acquisition of property and erection of the church. Until 1925, the buildings of the . . . — — Map (db m35056) HM
First Panel:
This bronze bust of Sidney Bechet is a faithful copy of the original by French sculptor Abel Chrétien. The original erected in 1960, a year after Bechet’s death in Juan-Les-Fins, France. This town was named in 1994 as a . . . — — Map (db m21987) HM
In 1869, the American Missionary Association (AMA) and philanthropist Seymour Straight partnered to found Straight University, a school where African Americans could aspire to the highest education available after Emancipation. Classes were first . . . — — Map (db m213943) HM
This Creole cottage became the home of Stewart Butler and Alfred Doolittle in 1979 and was the site of many organizing meetings in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights movement during the late 20th Century and early 21st Century. . . . — — Map (db m181192) HM
On this October 30, 2004, we, the faith community of St. Augustine Catholic Church, dedicate this shrine consisting of grave crosses, chains and shackles to the memory of the nameless, faceless turfless Africans who met an untimely death in . . . — — Map (db m35067) HM
Central Congregational Church 1872-2005Central Congregational Church of New Orleans was organized by Rev.
Charles H. Thompson, a theology professor at Straight College and
thirty-two incorporators on June 30, 1872. It was the result of . . . — — Map (db m157209) HM
This building replaced an earlier church, erected in 1844 on Common St. (Tulane Ave.) opposite the Charity Hospital of Louisiana. Ground-breaking for the present edifice took place May 9, 1869. Construction continued intermittently until . . . — — Map (db m104713) HM
The Academy of the Sacred Heart was founded in 1887. It has continued to serve as a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school for girls, offering 15 years of instruction from nursery school through high school. The Rosary, as Sacred Heart is . . . — — Map (db m95686) HM
In The Beginning The land that is now Audubon Park was once a large sugar plantation owned by Etienne de Bore, the first mayor of New Orleans. In 1871, the property was sold to the city for use as "Upper City Park" and a site for a new . . . — — Map (db m117221) HM
Site of the plantation of Louis Bouligny (1781-1862), soldier, planter, statesman. This Faubourg (suburb), laid out in 1834, was bounded by Upperline, General Taylor, Clara, and the river. — — Map (db m149174) HM
Established in 1833 by Rev. Dr. Theodore Clapp,
a Congregationalist minister
who served as pastor until 1856.
The church became Unitarian in 1837.
The first church building, known as the Strangers'
Church, could hold more than 2,000 . . . — — Map (db m155967) HM
5318 St. Charles Avenue
The site of Gilbert Academy
and
New Orleans University,
Black Educational
Institutions
Under the auspices of
The Methodist Church
1873 to 1949 — — Map (db m12678) HM
The Jefferson City Cemetery, later called Valence St. Cemetery, became a city cemetery in 1870 when Jefferson City was annexed by the City of New Orleans. The cemetery has a number of old society tombs such as the St. Anthony of Padua Italian . . . — — Map (db m163688) HM
In the early morning hours of August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina swept into coastal
Louisiana from the Gulf of Mexico. The eye of the storm passed about 15 miles east of
where you are standing. But in advance of the eye was a tremendous wall of . . . — — Map (db m213149) HM
On August 29, 2005, a federal floodwall atop a levee on the 17th Street Canal, the largest and most important drainage Canal for the city, gave way here causing flooding that killed hundreds. This breach was one of 50 ruptures in the Federal Flood . . . — — Map (db m92897) HM
Originally a part of Jefferson Parish, this area was incorporated as Jefferson City in 1850. By 1860 its population was 5,107, including 131 free black citizens. It was annexed by the City of New Orleans in 1870. — — Map (db m13039) HM
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