2-696-882 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Chalmette Monument, Battlefield of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, c1900. The Chalmette Monument commemorates the Americans who fought against the British Army in the Battle of New Orleans, 8 January 1815. Construction of the Egyptian Revival obelisk began in 1855 but lack of funding prevented it being completed until 1908. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co., c1900]