Dubreuil Concession and Levee
Joseph Villars Dubreuil settled here in 1719. He became a pioneer in agriculture and wealthy entrepreneur. Nearby he built the first plantation levee. It led to the creation in 1724 of...
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- settlers
- colonial era
- new orleans
- jefferson
Settlement of the German Coast
Of the thousands that departed France, only 300 German immigrants trickled in to the French Colony of Louisiana in 1721, deluded by John Law's Company of the West propaganda describing Louisiana...
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- destrahan
- st. charles parish
- ormond plantation
Jefferson Parish
On Feb. 11, 1825, Governor Henry S. Johnson signed legislation creating the Parish of Jefferson out of the Third Senatorial District. It is named for President Thomas Jefferson, who died the...
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- jefferson parish
- kenner
Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden
In Memory of Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden September 6, 1877-November 4, 1931 In an unmarked grave near here rests Buddy Bolden Legendary Cornet player New Orleans Jazz Pioneer and...
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- jazz
- pioneer
- gravesite
- cornet
Holt Cemetery 1
Holt Cemetery was officially founded in 1879 as a replacement to the dangerously overfilled Locust Grove Cemeteries on Freret Street in Uptown New Orleans. It is assumed to be named after...
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Holt Cemetery #2
While Holt Cemetery was never formally designated as racially segregated, legal restrictions on racial mixing - in life and death - became more rigorously enforced in New Orleans after the...
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Holt Cemetery #3
Unlike most New Orleans cemeteries, all of the interments at Holt are below ground. Many graves here have a distinctive appearance, but none have been photographed or remarked upon as often as...
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- new orleans
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- cemeteries
Caroline Deslonde Beauregard
Wife of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard1831-March 1864As Madame Beauregard lay dying in New Orleans, she yearned to see her husband once more, but his duties in the Confederate Army made his...
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- civil war
- general
- slidell
Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church
Erected 1875forthe St. Charles AvenueMethodist Church SouthCharles L. Hillger, ArchitectJames Cox, BuilderRobert Walker Raynepurchased the siteand made a major contributionto the cost of its...
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- new orleans
- church
- methodist
The Lapidos House
THE LAPIDOS HOUSE Circa 1888 Built by developer C. More Hare in 1888, this house was one of four constructed on McHutchison Creek, now Jersey Street. In 122 years it has had but eight owners The...
The Snickersville Academy
THE SNICKERSVILLE ACADEMY Across the road, the path leads to the Snickersville Academy, Bluemont's first school and church. In 1825 Amos and Elizabeth Clayton sold, for a "consideration" of $1,...
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Bacon Fort
BACON FORT In April 1756, amidst the perilous French and Indian War, Col. George Washington wrote Virginia Gov. Dinwiddie: "Desolation and murder still increase. The Blue Ridge is now...
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Gambusia Affinis
A monument erected in Sochi dedicated to Gambusia affinis, a fish that eats malaria mosquito larvae. The city used to be a malaria hotspot, but 30 years after the fish’s introduction there were...
The First Conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in the United States
Chicago Newspaper Monument
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