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Chalmette Battlefield
8606 West St. Bernard Hwy., Chalmette, LA 70043 [Map It]
(504) 281-0510
www.nps.gov
Neighborhood: Gentilly/New Orleans East/Chalmette
Attraction Type/s: Historic Site
Description: The last land battle ever fought on American soil between the United States and a foreign enemy took place only ten miles from what is today downtown New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans, which actually occurred in Chalmette nearly two weeks after the treaty that ended the War of 1812 was signed, was significant in a number of ways. For one, it gave a much-needed boost to sagging American morale at the end of one of the most disastrous wars in American history. It also kept the British from capturing New Orleans preventing England from gaining greater leverage in negotiating the still-evolving peace terms of the Treaty of Ghent. At the site today is a monument built in the style of an ancient Egyptian obelisk and a large open field, on which markers show the approximate locations of the American and British positions. A ring road circles the battlefield, with convenient pull-offs where signs describe the various aspects of the battle. The Malus-Beauregard House, an antebellum plantation also stands on the grounds. |
Dillard University
2601 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70122 [Map It]
(504) 571-2160
www.dillard.edu
Neighborhood: Gentilly/New Orleans East/Chalmette
Attraction Type/s: Educational Institution
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Fort Pike
27100 Chef Menteur Hwy., New Orleans, LA 70129 [Map It]
(504) 662-5703, (888) 662-5703
www.lastateparks.com
Neighborhood: Gentilly/New Orleans East/Chalmette
Attraction Type/s: Museum
Description: A State Historic Site within the Louisiana States Parks System, Fort Pike is one of the best-preserved of a chain of early 19th century coastal fortifications along the Gulf of Mexico between Pensacola, Florida and Barataria Bay, Louisiana. |
Hebrew Rest Cemetery
4100 Frenchman St., New Orleans, LA 70119 [Map It]
(504) 282-3473
Neighborhood: Gentilly/New Orleans East/Chalmette
Attraction Type/s: Cemetery
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New Orleans Fair Grounds
1751 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70119 [Map It]
(504) 944-5515
www.fairgroundsracecourse.com
Neighborhood: Gentilly/New Orleans East/Chalmette
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue, Horse Racing
Description: With a history dating back to 1872, the Fair Grounds Race Course is the third oldest continuously operating thoroughbred racetrack in the United States an certainly one of the most famous. The Fair Grounds also hosts the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. |
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