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(7-04) The Cabildo was built between 1795-1799 to house the city council when New Orleans was a possession of Spain. Today it is the flagship of the Louisiana State Museum. Interactive exhibits illustrate the history of Louisiana from European explorations to the post Civil War Reconstruction era |
(7-04) The Presbytere, French Quarter. Tour Guide: The Presbytere, on Chartres Street facing Jackson Square. Construction of the Presbytere was begun circa 1791. Now a property of the Louisiana State Museum |
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(3-94) CSS Pioneer at the Presbytere (Louisiana State Museum), French Quarter. Site Marker: It is unknown as to who built it. It was found submerged in Lake Ponchartrain long after the Civil War. It may have been a Union war trophy or it could have been discarded by the Confederates upon learning of the Union approach to the city |
(7-04) St.
Louis Cathedral, French Quarter.
Tour Guide: On Chartres Street facing Jackson Square.
Built in 1794 and remodeled in 1850, St. Louis Cathedral (a minor
basilica) is the oldest active cathedral in the United States |
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