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New Orleans
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JimmyEv
N 29° 57.442 W 090° 03.724
15R E 783540 N 3317693
Across from Jackson Square, this marker describes the founding of New Orleans and explains the ‘Crescent City’ nickname.
Waymark Code: WM1D1T
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2007
Views: 104
First sighted as Indian portage to Lake Ponchartrain and Gulf in 1699 by Beinville and Iberville. Founded by Bienville in 1718; named by him in honor of the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France. Called the Crescent City because of location in bend of the Mississippi.
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