View of Lower Pontalba building, late 19th century

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This file appears in: Jackson Square during the Battle of New Orleans

Photographed from St. Peter Street, facing Jackson Square.

Courtesy of the Louisiana State Museum

This file appears in: Jackson Square during the Battle of New Orleans

Jackson Square during the Battle of New Orleans

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

Formerly the Place d'Armes around which New Orleans was built, Jackson Square, a National Historical Landmark, is the most prominent location in the “Vieux Carre” or Old Quarter. On December 18,…