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According to Wikipedia: Jackson Square is a historic park in the
French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to its expansion, early
New Orleans was originally centered around what was called the Place d'
Armes. After the Battle of New Orleans, in 1814, the Place d' Armes was
renamed Jackson Square, after general Andrew Jackson. In the center of
the park stands an equestrian statue of Jackson erected in 1856, one of
three in America by sculptor Clark Mills. The square was originally
designed by architect and landscaper Louis H. Pilié (although he is only
given credit for the iron fence). Jackson Square is roughly the size of
a city-block. |
