Congress Street Wharf
Congress Street Wharf is a wharf in City of New Orleans, Louisiana. Congress Street Wharf is situated nearby to Frederick A. Douglass High School, as well as near the hamlet Algiers Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Orleans Mint and Frederick A. Douglass High School.
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. New Orleans Mint is situated 1 mile west of Congress Street Wharf.
Frederick A. Douglass High School
School
Frederick A. Douglass High School is a public high school in New Orleans, Louisiana named for Frederick A. Douglass. It is under the authority of the Orleans Parish School Board and is a part of KIPP New Orleans. Frederick A. Douglass High School is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Congress Street Wharf.
Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch
Library
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Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch is a library, which is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Congress Street Wharf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bywater and Faubourg Marigny.
Bywater
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The Bywater is a portion of New Orleans down the Mississippi River from the French Quarter and the Faubourg Marigny. Its boundaries are often debated. Most New Orleanians and the city's historic district office describe it as being bounded St.
Faubourg Marigny
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The Faubourg Marigny, commonly just Marigny, is a hip neighborhood just "below" the French Quarter. Best known for the great live music district on Frenchmen Street, the Marigny also offers neighborhood cafes & businesses, historic architecture, and more.
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.
Congress Street Wharf
- Type: Wharf
- Category: transportation
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.96076° or 29° 57′ 39″ northLongitude
-90.04118° or 90° 2′ 28″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
76XFXX65+8GGeoNames ID
4320615
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