What to do after the Battle of New Orleans?
What is there to do in New Orleans?
- Visit the Chalmette Monument, a 100-foot-high obelisk that honors the troops of the Battle of New Orleans. Visitors can climb 122 steps to a viewing platform, which gives great views of the battlefield. Take the Creole Queen riverboat cruise to for a unique travel experience from the French Quarter to the Chalmette Battlefield.
What was the significance of the Battle of New Orleans?
- The Battle of New Orleans, which actually occurred nearly two weeks after the treaty was signed that ended the War of 1812, was significant in a number of ways. For one, it gave a much-needed boost to sagging American morale at the end of one of the most disastrous wars in American history.
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