Fazendeville

Historical marker location:

Chalmette, Louisiana

( Marker is on Chalmette National Park Scenic Road (Tour Loop Rd), 0.2 miles east of Battlefield Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.

In 1803, Louisiana was sold by France to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase doubled the size of the United States at the time.