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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CIT_huey-p-long-bridge-louisiana_New-Orleans-LA.html
Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana. . This structure is a combination railroad and highway bridge. Designed by the firm of Modjeski, Masters and Chase, with foundation recommendations by Dr. Karl Terzaghi. It was the first bridge to span the Mississi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CIS_whitehall-plantation-home_Jefferson-LA.html
Whitehall Plantation Home. . Built in 1857 for François Pascalis de Labarre IV. Occupied by Union Troops during the Civil War. After 1892 was a gambling casino, Jesuit retreat house and St. Agnes Church. Magnolia School since 1935.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z5W_marsalis-mansion-motel_Jefferson-LA.html
Opened at 110 Shrewsbury Road in 1944 to serve African Americans during segregation. Proprietor Ellis L. Marsalis, Sr., was Jazz musician family patriarch & Civil Rights pioneer. Closed in 1986.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W7S_jefferson-highway-historical_Jefferson-LA.html
Named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Completed 4 Feb. 1926. "Pine to Palm" route, one of first intercontinental highways. Extends 2,194 miles from Winnepeg, Canada, through Jefferson, ending in New Orleans at St. Charles Ave. and Common St. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QCD_camp-parapet_Jefferson-LA.html
In 1862 Confederate and Louisiana authorities laid out Camp Parapet as a part of the defense lines of New Orleans. The works were designed to protect the city against an attack from the north. After the Federals, coming up from the south, captured…
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Part of Civil War fortification which extended from the river northward about 1-3/4 miles past Metairie Rd. Construction began in 1861 by the Confederates and continued after the fall of New Orleans by Union forces which occupied the area with man…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QCA_camp-parapet_Jefferson-LA.html
In 1862 Confederate and Louisiana authorities laid out Camp Parapet as a part of the defense lines of New Orleans. The works were designed to protect the city against an attack from the north. After the Federals, coming up from the south, captured…