Street map of Carrollton, 1854 or 1855, showing the location of Hamilton Square.

ID: 2499 ~ Source: Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.

This file appears in: Hamilton Square: The Original Palmer Park

This file appears in: Hamilton Square: The Original Palmer Park

Hamilton Square: The Original Palmer Park

By Kevin McQueeney & Kathryn O'Dwyer, Editor

In 1831, McCarty Plantation, located upriver from the central hub of New Orleans, was bought by several investors including the New Orleans Canal and Banking Company and Senator John Slidell. Two…