Florida Avenue Wharf
Florida Avenue Wharf is a wharf in City of New Orleans, Louisiana.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Orleans Mint and St. Claude Avenue Bridge.
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 2½ miles southwest of Florida Avenue Wharf.
St. Claude Avenue Bridge
Bridge
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The St. Claude Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge with four vehicular lanes over the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge was designed by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago and built in 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation. St. Claude Avenue Bridge is situated 1 mile south of Florida Avenue 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 1¼ miles southwest of Florida Avenue Wharf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower 9th Ward and 7th, 8th, and Upper 9th Wards.
Lower 9th Ward
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The Lower 9th Ward is a section of New Orleans, east of the Bywater neighborhood, north of the Mississippi River, and west St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
7th, 8th, and Upper 9th Wards
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The 7th 8th and Upper 9th Wards section of New Orleans is very seldom visited by anyone outside the city. It is "back of town" from the Marigny and Bywater sections.
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.
Florida Avenue Wharf
- Type: Wharf
- Category: transportation
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.97937° or 29° 58′ 46″ northLongitude
-90.02535° or 90° 1′ 31″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
76XFXXHF+PVGeoNames ID
4324826
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