Jackson Square, 1938

ID: 3270

This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Introduction

H.S. Williams' depression-era, aerial photograph of Jackson Square shows cars parked in front of St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, the Presbytere and the Pontalba Apartments. Today the streets on three sides of Jackson Square - Chartres, St. Peter and St. Ann - are open only to pedestrian traffic; Decatur Street alone remains open to automobiles.

Courtesy of Louisiana State Museum

This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Introduction

Battle of New Orleans: Introduction

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

Almost 200 years ago, on January 8, 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson and his outnumbered American defenders overwhelmed veteran British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. The battle took place…