Nouvelle Orleans depicted as it may have appeared in 1802.

ID: 3233 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum ~ Creator: Alice Standish Buell
~ Date: 1920s-1950s

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Fort St. Charles is visible in the lower right corner of the city.
This etching was created by celebrated 20th century printmaker, Alice Standish Buell. Born in Illinois, she spent most of her working years splitting her time between studios in Vermont and Florida. This is one of many etchings of New Orleans subjects matter, indicating that she spent at least several years visiting the Crescent City as well.

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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.…