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A) Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Mile 175.0 AHP
A trading post was established where Bayou Lafourche met the river in 1750, and a small community grew up around it. Most of the settlers were French, but the town was named for William Donaldson, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM261H_port-hudson-louisiana-fausse-river-cutoff_Memphis-TN.html
A) Port Hudson, Louisiana
Mile 256.0 AHP
This settlement began as a trading post and by the time of the U.S. Civil War, it was an important shipping center with both a steamboat landing and a rail line to the east. The Confederates heavily for…
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A) Hog Point, Louisiana
Mile 298.2 AHP
The channel off Hog Point, in the middle of Raccourci Cutoff, has long been one of the most troublesome stretches on the lower river. Constant dredging is required to keep the channel open. During the U.S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ZO_point-a-la-hache-louisiana-magnolia-plantation-louisiana_Memphis-TN.html
A) Point a La Hache, Louisiana
Mile 45.0 AHP
French explorers named the slight curve in the river bank "Point of the Axe." It is the end of the Mainline Levee System on the east bank.
B) Magnolia Plantation, Louisiana
Mile 47.0 A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ZL_junior-crevasse-poverty-point-louisiana-jesuits-bend_Memphis-TN.html
A) Junior Crevasse
Mile 55.0 AHP
During the great flood of April 1927, the steamship Inspector was fought erratic currents downstream past the Junior Plantation. The pilot lost control and the boat's bow crashed into the levee. Thought the pil…
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A) Belle Chasse, Louisiana
Mile 75.9 AHP
Belle Chasse Plantation was the home of Judah P. Benjamin, often called "the brains of the Confederate government." He served as Attorney General Secretary of War and Secretary of State for th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ZI_the-battle-of-new-orleans_Memphis-TN.html
Mile 90.2 AHP
Word of the treaty signed in December 1814, was slow to reach the countryside south of New Orleans, LA. Before dawn on January 8, 1815, General Andrew Jackson's American troops were waiting for a British attack. Commanded by Gener…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ZH_new-orleans-louisiana_Memphis-TN.html
Mile 95.0 AHP
Throughout its long and colorful history, New Orleans has been both a center of commerce and Mecca for seekers of a good time. As the Mississippi's gateway to international trade, it has become the third largest port in the world,…
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A) Kenner, Louisiana
Mile 113.0 AHP
This community grew up on a sugar plantation owned by the Kenner family and became a railroad stop in the antebellum years. During the U.S. Civil War, Union troops were sent to Kenner to destroy the rail lin…
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A) Bonnet Carre Spillway
Mile 128.0 AHP
Completed in 1935, the Bonnet Carre Spillway protects New Orleans, LA and the levees around it by diverting flood waters into Lake Pontchartrain. The one and a half mile long concrete structure consist o…