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Lake Pontchartrain (Images of America) |
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1759 Map |
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 Iberville’s Native American guide showed him the ancient road through the forest which was
used as a portage, allowing inhabitants to carry their canoes approximately one mile from the Mississippi River to Bayou St.
John which led directly to Lake Pontchartrain. From the lake one could easily navigate to the Gulf of Mexico near Biloxi.
(Courtesy Library of Congress.)
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Excerpts from New Orleans City Park (Images of America)
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