U.S. Mint

ID: 3211 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum ~ Creator: Samuel T. Blessing ~ Date: late 19th century

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This albumen print photograph shows the rear view of the U.S. Mint, facing the French Market.

This file appears in: From Fort St. Charles to the U.S. Mint

From Fort St. Charles to the U.S. Mint

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

The United States Mint was once the site of Fort St. Charles, one of the defenses built in 1792 during the Spanish period. Fort St. Charles was the largest of five fortifications surrounding the city.…