M47 "Patton" Tank

Historical marker location:

4209 Chenault Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana

( Marker can be reached from Chenault Boulevard near North Claiborne Avenue (U.S. 39).)

United States. 1952-1960s.

Louisiana was briefly an independent republic. After declaring independence from Spain in 1810, a group of Louisianans established the Republic of West Florida, which included parts of what is now Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. However, the republic was short-lived, as it was quickly annexed by the United States.