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The institution was established in 1966 by General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams to keep their collection of Louisiana materials intact and available for research and exhibition to the public. The Collection operates a museum, which includes the Williams Gallery, Louisiana History Galleries, the Williams Residence, a house museum, and a museum shop.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is featured in the historical novel Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen.As depicted in the novel, the "blacksmith shop" was mainly a cover for maintaining a gang of exceptionally tall and strong black slaves – who were ostensibly engaged in shoeing horses while being used by the Lafitte brothers for intimidation, extortion and other criminal activities in and around New ...
People in 18th-century Louisiana (2 C) Pages in category "18th century in Louisiana" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Built in the late 18th century in what then was outside of the city, home to Mayor James Pitot. Restored and open to the public. 84001347 Pleasant View Plantation House: April 5, 1984: Oscar: Pointe Coupee: 80004251 Judge Poché Plantation House: December 3, 1980: Convent: St. James: 87002136 Poplar Grove Plantation: December 14, 1987: Port ...
Planning, collecting material, and construction took years. Existing drawings show the building in 1733, although it was not officially finished until the following year. Colombage (half-timbered) or briquette-entre-poteaux (brick-between-post) was the major form of French Colonial construction in the colony during the 18th century (see also ...
17th c. ← Establishments in Louisiana in the 18th century → 19th c.: 1700s establishments in Louisiana — 1701 • 1702 • 1703 • 1704 • 1705 • 1706 ...
18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; Pages in category "18th century in New Orleans" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ...
Established on the Mississippi River in the 18th century, Fort St. Philip's major engagements were 10-day naval sieges during the War of 1812 and American Civil War. The site is privately owned and has deteriorated greatly because of river flooding, erosion, and tropical storms. 11: Gallier Hall: Gallier Hall