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Jackson Square, New Orleans: Originally, known as the Plaza d'Armas, it was a large open common, used at times as military parade grounds, and later as a market place for fish, fowl, and produce.

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Quoted: “Jackson Square has always been an open area and the heart of the French Quarter. Originally, known as the Plaza d’Armas, it was a large open common, used at times as military parade grounds, and later as a market place for fish, fowl, and produce. Jackson Square faces the Mississippi River, and is bounded by the St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo and the Presbytere on Chartres Street (the northwest side), and is flanked by the Upper and Lower Pontalba Apartments along St. Peter and St. Ann Streets. Inside is its namesake, a statue of Andrew Jackson, and hero of the Battle of New Orleans.”

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