Constructed by Works Progress Administration 1937
Dona Dolores "Lola" Chavez de Armijo
Doña Dolores "Lola" Chávez de Armijo (1858-1929) In 1912, State Librarian Lola Chávez de Armijo filed a gender discrimination law suit after the governor sought to replace her by court...
- gender discr...
- 1912
- librarian
Dick Whitwell
DICK WHITWELL 1956-2011 A LIFELONG PROFESSIONAL RAILWAYMAN WHO WITHIN THE THAMESLINK PROJECT TEAM HELPED TRANSFORM RAIL TRAVEL THROUGH THE HEART OF CENTRAL LONDON THESE STONES WERE PART OF...
Phoenix Iron Works
Approx. 200 feet SW of this site, cast first gun for the Confederate Navy on 4 May 1861. The gun, a Dalhgren cannon, fired an 8~inch diameter explosive shell. Sylvester Bennett was proprietor.
- louisiana
- civil war
U.S. Army Model 1819 24-pounder Gun
River Battery No. 7, which was also called the "Hot Shot Battery", had two 24 pounder smooth bore guns. The gunners of the 1st Tennessee Artillery Battalion who used these cannons heated the...
- louisiana
- civil war
Southern Pacific Railroad Yards
Located between Atlantic and Thayer Sts., established in 1853, the S.P.R.R. Yards extended back 22 blocks, at its peak employed 4,000 men. Trains would board a ferry to cross the river...
- louisiana
U.S. Navy Model 1845 32-pounder Gun
Confederate River Batteries Nos. 5 and 10 each had one 32-pounder gun. These guns had smooth bores, were not rifled, and could fire a solid shot and explosive shell cannon balls. This solid shot...
- louisiana
- civil war
College Point Pharmacy
College Point Pharmacy Convent, Louisiana Established in the late nineteenth century, the pharmacy was relocated to this building in 1934, constructed by Louis Aristeé Poché Pharmacist and then...
- louisiana
- commerce
Bald Cypress
Louisiana State Tree. Some are believed to have lives 800-1200 years. The height could be 130' to 150'. Lutcher, LA was a bustling town with a huge sawmill in the 20's.
- louisiana
- nature
U.S.Navy Model 1816 42-pounder Guns
The Confederates had three 42-pounder guns. There was one gun each in River Batteries Nos. 2, 3 and 5. These guns remained on the river front for the duration of the siege. This solid shot is...
- louisiana
- civil war