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Louisiana Capital Locations: City of New Orleans Map

and some capitol places

Map

I have taken the map entitled "Norman's plan of New Orleans & environs, 1845" from the Library of Congress website, and added colored shapes for the various places mentioned in this guide.

1845 street map of French Quarter and central business district. Locations of old capitols marked with colored stars.

Red Star: Government House

Purple Circle: State House Square, later site of the Mechanics' Institute

Green Star: City Hall

Yellow Star: St. Louis Hotel

Orange Star: New Odd Fellows' Hall