Friends of Algiers Courthouse Museum
Friends of Algiers Courthouse Museum is a museum in City of New Orleans, Louisiana. Friends of Algiers Courthouse Museum is situated nearby to the hamlet Algiers Point, as well as near the neighborhood French Market.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Orleans Mint and Jackson Square.
New Orleans Mint
Museum
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The New Orleans Mint operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. During its years of operation, it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every American denomination, with a total face value of over US$ 307 million. New Orleans Mint is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Friends of Algiers Courthouse Museum.
Jackson Square
Park
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Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes or Plaza de Armas, is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.
Audubon Insectarium
Zoo
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The Audubon Insectarium is an insectarium and entomology museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. As part of its move from its previous location at the U.S. Audubon Insectarium is situated 3,000 feet west of Friends of Algiers Courthouse Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algiers Point and French Market.
Algiers Point
Hamlet
Algiers Point is a location on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. In river pilotage, Algiers Point is one of the many points of land around which the river flows—albeit a significant one.
French Market
Neighborhood
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The French Market is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as a Native American trading post predating European colonization, the market is the oldest of its kind in the United States.
French Quarter
Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of New Orleans. It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.
Friends of Algiers Courthouse Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.95364° or 29° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
-90.05408° or 90° 3′ 15″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
76XFXW3W+F9GeoNames ID
7710545
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