Picture of William Carroll, Governor of Tennessee and leader of militiamen that fought with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Carrollton was named in his honor.
This file appears in: Hamilton Square: The Original Palmer Park
Courtesy of the Times Picayune July 18, 1926.
This file appears in: Hamilton Square: The Original Palmer Park
Hamilton Square: The Original Palmer Park
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…