From Bienville to Bourbon Street to bounce. 300 moments that make New Orleans unique.

WHAT HAPPENED On Feb. 9, 1856, 1718 ~ 2018 the Place d’Armes was renamed 300 Jackson Square. TRICENTENNIAL

What is a favorite tourist destination today, Jackson Square, was once a muddy center of the city, known more as a military parade ground and the site of executions. The square, part of the original layout of the city, was called Place d’Armes or Plaza de Armas, for more than a century. Based on the layout of European cities, the square was home to the Church of St. Lou- is and later the cathe- dral, the Cabildo and the Presbytère. Following the 1811 German Coast Up- rising of slaves in the River Parishes, three slaves were hanged in The raising of the United States flag over Place d’Armes after A lithograph the square. Pillories the territory was transferred to the United States Place d’Armes as of Place d’Armes were also stationed in in 1803. a military parade in 1842 the square for those who committed lesser crimes. ground in 1840 Before the , Gen. reviewed troops at the plaza and spoke to a large crowd gathered there. In 1840, Jackson returned to the site to lay a cornerstone for a monu- ment to the battle and soon after, Baroness de Pontalba began build- ing the apartments that now flank the upriver and downriver sides of the square. She began a movement to beautify the square and designed a Parisian-style garden in 1851, the same year the square was renamed after Jackson. Jackson’s statue by Clark Mills was un- veiled in 1856. In 1971, the streets around the square were blocked to Palm Sunday 1890 in Jackson Square traffic and became home to palm readers, painters and musicians.