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    Mass Lynching in New Orleans / Racial Violence in America

    Mass Lynching in New OrleansJuly 24 to 27, 1900, White mobs unleashed a campaign of racial terror throughout the city of New Orleans that resulted in the lynching of at least seven Black people....

    Mass Lynching in New OrleansJuly 24 to 27, 1900, White mobs unleashed a campaign of racial terror throughout the city of New Orleans that resulted in the lynching of at least seven Black...

    • louisiana
    • new orleans
    • african american
    • social

    Kenner High School

    1924-1996   Designed by William T. Nolan, Kenner High School was the first school to be located in the City of Kenner. Originally opened for grades K-12, the school was transformed into a junior...

    1924-1996   Designed by William T. Nolan, Kenner High School was the first school to be located in the City of Kenner. Originally opened for grades K-12, the school was transformed into a...

    • louisiana
    • nrhp
    • kenner
    • education
    • jefferson parish

    Kenner White Sox

    The Kenner White Sox baseball team was organized in 1932 by Henry "Teddy" Stewart. Many of the players subsequently played in the Negro American League.A resolution adopted by the city of Kenner...

    The Kenner White Sox baseball team was organized in 1932 by Henry "Teddy" Stewart. Many of the players subsequently played in the Negro American League.A resolution adopted by the city of...

    • louisiana
    • african-american
    • sports
    • negro leagues
    • baseball
    • kenner
    • jefferson parish

    Camp Parapet - Remains of Old Powder Magazine

    Part of Civil War fortification which extended from the river northward about 1-3/4 miles past Metairie Rd. Construction began in 1861 by the Confederates and continued after the fall of New...

    Part of Civil War fortification which extended from the river northward about 1-3/4 miles past Metairie Rd. Construction began in 1861 by the Confederates and continued after the fall of...

    • louisiana
    • civil war
    • jefferson parish

    Acadian House

    The Acadian House was constructed on museum property in 1975. It was built from cypress lumber that was originally part of an old mule barn dismantled at Rapidan Plantation in St. James Parish....

    The Acadian House was constructed on museum property in 1975. It was built from cypress lumber that was originally part of an old mule barn dismantled at Rapidan Plantation in St. James Parish....

    • louisiana
    • architecture

    18th Century Style Sugar House

    This building is a representation of a small eighteenth century sugar house employing the open-kettle process developed in the West Indies. It was built to show the style of old sugar houses...

    This building is a representation of a small eighteenth century sugar house employing the open- kettle process developed in the West Indies. It was built to show the style of old sugar...

    • louisiana
    • sugar
    • commerce

    Split-Cypress Barn c. 1870

    This type of barn is referred to a a Pieux Barn and is most commonly associated with the French Acadians. The building shows an example of inexpensive construction in which hand-split cypress,...

    This type of barn is referred to a a Pieux Barn and is most commonly associated with the French Acadians. The building shows an example of inexpensive construction in which hand-split cypress,...

    • louisiana
    • rural life
    • barn

    Grist Mill

    Corn has, for centuries, been one of man's staple foods. Prehistoric man probably ground the corn, placed on a flat rock, with a hand held stone. This method later gave wat to the wooden mortar...

    Corn has, for centuries, been one of man's staple foods. Prehistoric man probably ground the corn, placed on a flat rock, with a hand held stone. This method later gave wat to the wooden...

    • louisiana
    • mill

    Beauregard Town

    In 1806 Elias Beauregard commissioned Ira C. Kneeland to subdivide his plantation and sold lots at public auction. Baton Rouge's first large real estate project, bounded by North, South and East...

    In 1806 Elias Beauregard commissioned Ira C. Kneeland to subdivide his plantation and sold lots at public auction. Baton Rouge's first large real estate project, bounded by North, South and...

    • louisiana
    • baton rouge
    • neighborhood