Norman's New Orleans and Environs / Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
The use of chapter, section, and page headers in this book was inconsistent. There are two chapters titled Public Buildings (starting P. 86 and P. 127). The chapters Public Squares (P. 181) and Excursions (P. 199) switched from a titled paragraph format used in the rest of the book to small cap beginnings for paragraphs (retained).
In some cases, there were changes in topics with no corresponding change in section headings. To mark these topic changes, the transcriber placed additional thought breaks, not present in the original, at the following locations: P. 137 (Hotels); P. 144 (Works, Armories, Fire Department); P. 157 (Exchanges); and P. 169 (Galleries).
The abbreviation do (used primarily in the index and routing tables) means ditto.
The Table of Contents at the beginning has been added by the transcriber; it was not present in the original.
Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the text.
FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME:
NEW ORLEANS: PUBLISHED BY B. M. NORMAN. NEW YORK, D. APPLETON & CO.; PHILADELPHIA, GEO. S. APPLETON; BOSTON, JAS. MUNROE & CO.; CINCINNATI, H. W. DERBY & CO.; ST. LOUIS, HALSALL & COLLET; MOBILE, J. M. SUMWALT & CO.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1845, by B. M. NORMAN, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
Wm. Van Norden, Printer, 39 William street.
Benjamin Moore Norman
Transcriber's Notes:
A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE DISCOVERY AND TERRITORIAL HISTORY OF LOUISIANA
METEOROLOGICAL TABLE.
THE UNITED STATES BARRACKS
THE UNITED STATES BRANCH MINT
THE CUSTOM HOUSE
THE POST OFFICE
THE STATE HOUSE
THE CATHEDRAL
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH
ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH
ST. ANTOINE'S, OR THE MORTUARY CHAPEL
THE CHAPEL OF THE URSULINES
CHRIST CHURCH, (EPISCOPAL)
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, (EPISCOPAL)
THE ANNUNCIATION CHURCH, (EPISCOPAL)
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
THE SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
WESLEYAN CHAPEL
THE OLD URSULINE CONVENT
THE NEW CONVENT
THE CARMELITE CONVENT
THE CYPRESS GROVE CEMETERY
CATHOLIC CEMETERIES
THE PROTESTANT CEMETERY
ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY
THE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM
THE MALE ORPHAN ASYLUM
THE POYDRAS FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM
THE CATHOLIC MALE ORPHAN ASYLUM
LES DAMES DE LA PROVIDENCE
THE SAMARITAN CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION
THE FIREMEN'S CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION
YOUNG MEN'S HOWARD ASSOCIATION
THE HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
THE MILNE ORPHAN ASYLUM
THE CHARITY HOSPITAL
TABLE.
MAISON DE SANTE
CIRCUS STREET INFIRMARY
THE FRANKLIN INFIRMARY
THE UNITED STATES MARINE HOSPITAL
THE MUNICIPAL HALL
THE CITY PRISONS
SECOND MUNICIPALITY WORK-HOUSE
THIRD MUNICIPALITY WORK-HOUSE
THE COURT-HOUSE
THE CITY HALL
MARKETS
POYDRAS STREET MARKET
THE VEGETABLE MARKET
THE MEAT MARKET
ST. MARY'S MARKET
EXCHANGE HOTEL, (ST. CHARLES)
THE VERANDAH
ST. LOUIS HOTEL
HEWLETT'S HOTEL
THE GAS WORKS
THE WATER WORKS
ARMORIES
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
THE IRON FOUNDRY
STEAM PLANING MILL
STEAM SAW MILLS
ROPE WALKS
THE COTTON PRESSES
THE LEVEE COTTON PRESS
THE ORLEANS COTTON PRESS
THE MECHANICS' AND TRADERS' BANK
THE CITY BANK
THE GAS BANK
THE CANAL BANK
THE BANK OF LOUISIANA
BANKS' ARCADE
CITY EXCHANGE
THE COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE
THE MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE
THE MERCHANTS' READING ROOM
THE NEW ORLEANS READING ROOMS
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL LYCEUM AND SOCIETY LIBRARY
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA
THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF PAINTINGS
THE PRESS
ORLEANS THEATRE
THE NEW ST. CHARLES THEATRE
THE AMERICAN THEATRE
THE CIRCUS
THE OLD SPANISH BUILDING
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