The Oaks: Famous New Orleans Dueling Ground as it appeared in Former Days.

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The Oaks: Famous New Orleans Dueling Ground as it appeared in Former Days.

Depicts practice of former days, mid 19th century. Lithograph by Harry Fenn dates from the late 1890s. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

This file appears in: Dueling Oak

By Kimberly Jochum
Many myths are associated with the "Dueling Oaks." An 1892 Times-Democrat article noted that "Blood has been shed under the old cathedral aisles of nature. Between 1834 and 1844 scarcely a day passed without duels being fought at the…