Pershing Place (New Orleans, Louisiana)

USA / Louisiana / Gretna / New Orleans, Louisiana
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The park was originally known as Tulane Park, but then became commonly known as "Billy Goat Park" or "Nanny Goat Park" after it was organized via a city ordinance in the late 1800s. Following World War I, it was renamed Pershing Place in honor of General "Black Jack" Pershing, leader of U.S. Forces in Europe in World War I.

The statue in Pershing Place is clearly inspired by Ernest M. Viquesney’s 1920 copyrighted design “The Spirit of the American Doughboy”.
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Coordinates:   29°57'32"N   90°5'3"W
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