Lafayette Square - New Orleans, LA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 29° 56.898 W 090° 04.220
15R E 782768 N 3316667
Surrounded on three sides by federal buildings and on the fourth by the old city hall, Lafayette Square is an oasis of green in what once was the civic center of New Orleans.
Waymark Code: WM14Z0
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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This park was first set aside in 1788 as Place Gravier. It was renamed for the Marquis de Lafayette after he visited the city in 1825. Statues adorn the park, but none are of the park’s namesake. Benjamin Franklin guards the south entrance, and in the center stands Henry Clay, a favorite of Southerners. Since 1864, when famed bandleader Patrick S. Gilmore presented his legendary concert with a band of 500 and a choir of thousands, until this day, the square has been the site of concerts and other public events held under the shade trees.

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Name: Lafayette Square

Street Location: Block bounded by N Maestri/Camp/S Maestri/St. Charles

Local Municipality: New Orleans

State/Province, etc.: LA

Country: USA

Web Site: [Web Link]

Memorial/Commemoration: Marquis de Lafayette

Date Established: 1788

Picnic Facilities: No

Recreational Facilities:
None

Monuments/Statues: Yes

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Yes

Fountains: No

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: No

Special Events: Yes

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