Algiers Point Revetment
Algiers Point Revetment is a levee in Orleans, Louisiana. Algiers Point Revetment is situated nearby to the neighborhood French Market, as well as near Vieux Carre Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights include New Orleans Mint and Jackson Square.
New Orleans Mint
Museum
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The New Orleans Mint operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. During its years of operation, it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every American denomination, with a total face value of over US$ 307 million.
Jackson Square
Park
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Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes or Plaza de Armas, is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.
Saint Louis Cathedral
Church
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The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, also called St. Louis Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral and basilica in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algiers Point and French Market.
Algiers Point
Hamlet
Algiers Point is a location on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. In river pilotage, Algiers Point is one of the many points of land around which the river flows—albeit a significant one.
French Market
Neighborhood
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The French Market is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as a Native American trading post predating European colonization, the market is the oldest of its kind in the United States.
French Quarter
Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of New Orleans. It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.
Algiers Point Revetment
- Type: Levee
- Categories: levee and landform
- Location: Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Algiers Point Revetment” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Algiers Point Revetment”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vieux Carre Historic District and Faubourg Marigny.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Friends of Algiers Courthouse Museum and French Quarter Visitor Center.
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