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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VG4_first-ward-justice-courthouse-and-jail-historical_Arabi-LA.html
Designed by Henry Daboval and built by J.C. Bourg in 1911. Court held here until 1923 by Justices of the Peace. Three small jail cells remained occupied through 1939. The jail was restored in 1985.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TY1_chalmette-monument-historical_Arabi-LA.html
The construction of a monument honoring Andrew Jackson and his troops was the first step in recognizing the importance of the battlefield and saving it for future generations. In 1852 the Louisiana legislature appropriated funds to purchase land a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXC_chalmet-plantation-historical_Arabi-LA.html
In June 1813 Ignace Delino de Chalmet purchased a sugar plantation that began at Rodriguez Canal and extended along the river for about a mile. The property was typical of may plantations and included 25 slaves, a great house, and outbuildings. To…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXB_batteries-two-and-three-historical_Arabi-LA.html
Sailors from the USS Carolina and Jean Lafitte's Baratarian pirates manned the cannons at Batteries 2 and 3. General Andrew Jackson had once described the Baratarians as "hellish banditti," but now their artillery experience was invaluable. Domini…