"McDonogh 5 Front Elevation"

ID: 5149 ~ Source: Image courtesy of New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans (La.) Board of Commissioners of the McDonogh School Fund. ~ Creator: New Orleans (La.) Board of Commissioners of the McDonogh School Fund

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McDonogh #5 was established in 1882 as a grammar and primary school for colored boys and girls. The building was located on Verret between Market (now Opelousas) and Jackson (now Slidell; Algiers). One story frame building with eight classrooms and a capacity of 356 pupils.

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John McDonogh Monument

By Adrienne Luck, Mariah Speert, Sophie Cornfield & Emily Galik, Editor

In 1800, a Baltimore merchant named William Taylor sent his recently released indentured servant, John McDonogh, to New Orleans to work as a merchant on his behalf. [1] Having established himself as a merchant, McDonogh turned his attention to…