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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8QU_the-st-charles-line_New-Orleans-LA.html
Began service in 1835 as the Carrollton Line of the N.O. & Carrollton Railroad. Powered by steam engine, horse, and mule prior to electrification in 1893. It is the oldest continuously operated street railway line in the world.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8QT_st-louis-cemetery-no-1_New-Orleans-LA.html
The oldest extant cemetery in New Orleans. Established by Royal Spanish land grant August 14, 1789. Originally outside city limits and double its present size this sacred ground reflects the early culture and history of the Crescent City. A small …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8IJ_shangarai-chasset-gates-of-mercy_New-Orleans-LA.html
Site of the first permanent Jewish house of worship in the State of Louisiana, Gates of Mercy Synagogue, 1845; located at 410-420 N. Rampart St. Gates of Mercy, chartered by the State in 1827, confirmed the abolition of the Code Noir, which had de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8FD_jefferson-city_New-Orleans-LA.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8FA_homer-adolph-plessy_New-Orleans-LA.html
On June 7, 1892, Homer Adolph Plessy defied a Louisiana law that segregated railroad trains on the basis of race. He was arrested and became the defendant in the May 18, 1896 United States Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson, which condon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM86Y_new-orleans_New-Orleans-LA.html
First sighted as Indian portage to Lake Pontchartrain and Gulf in 1699 by Bienville and Iberville. Founded by Bienville in 1718; named by him in honor of the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France. Called the Crescent City because of location in bend o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM86X_gilbert-academy-and-new-orleans-university_New-Orleans-LA.html
5318 St. Charles Avenue MarkerThe site of Gilbert AcademyandNew Orleans UniversityBlack EducationalInstitutionsUnder the auspices ofThe Methodist Church1873 to 1949
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6T3_sidney-a-murray-jr-hydroelectric-station_Vidalia-LA.html
In 1990, construction of the largest prefabricated power plant in the world, the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station, was completed 40 miles south of Vidalia. It was the vision of Mayor Sidney A. Murray, Jr. to harness the power of the Mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6T2_relocation-of-vidalia_Vidalia-LA.html
"Vidalia, a City on the Move!" is the slogan which has, in recent years, signified a progressive town surging ever forward. But, in 1938, it meant something entirely different to Vidalians as they literally moved their town from the banks of the M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6T1_frogmore-mound_Ferriday-LA.html
Frogmore is an Indian mound and village site that dates to about AD 700-1200. The mound is rectangular and was built in two separate episodes. It is 14 feet high, 157 by 190 feet at the base, and 60 by 72 feet at the summit. The mound was built wi…