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2. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve - Wikipedia

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   The park operates a French Quarter Visitor Center at 419 Decatur Street (New Orleans), in the historic French Quarter. It interprets more generally the history of New Orleans and the diverse cultures of Louisiana's Mississippi River Delta region. The headquarters of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve are located in New Orleans.

3. Jean Lafitte - Wikipedia

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   Galveston Island. Battles/wars. Battle of New Orleans. Jean Lafitte ( c. 1780 – c. 1823) was a French pirate and privateer who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his older brother Pierre spelled their last name Laffite, but English language documents of the time used "Lafitte". This has become the common spelling ...

4. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop - Wikipedia

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   Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Most likely built as a house in the 1770s during the Spanish colonial period, it is one of the oldest surviving structures in New Orleans. According to legend, the privateer Jean Lafitte, aka ...

5. You're Gonna Want to Read This Before Visiting the French ...

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   But the French Quarter is much more than just a nonstop party. Founded in 1718, it’s also the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, and therefore the historic heart of the city, filled with well ...

6. How to spend a day in the French Quarter, New Orleans’ fun ...

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   The name French Quarter is misleading in that many of the buildings date from the late-18th century, after the two New Orleans fires of 1788 and 1794 destroyed over 80 per cent of the city.

7. Pierre Lafitte - Wikipedia

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   Battles/wars. War of 1812. Battle of New Orleans. Pierre Lafitte (c. 1770–1821) was a pirate in the Gulf of Mexico and smuggler in the early 19th century. He also ran a blacksmith shop in New Orleans, his legitimate business. Pierre was historically less well known than his younger brother, Jean Lafitte. While not as much of a sailor as Jean ...