Galvez Street Wharf
Galvez Street Wharf is a wharf in City of New Orleans, Louisiana. Galvez Street Wharf is situated nearby to the hamlet Holy Cross.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Claude Avenue Bridge and New Orleans Mint.
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 3,500 feet south of Galvez Street Wharf.
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 2 miles southwest of Galvez 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 1 mile southwest of Galvez Street Wharf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower 9th Ward and Holy Cross.
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.
Holy Cross
Hamlet
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Holy Cross is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lower Ninth Ward District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St.
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.
Galvez Street Wharf
- Type: Wharf
- Category: transportation
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.97326° or 29° 58′ 24″ northLongitude
-90.02507° or 90° 1′ 30″ westOpen location code
76XFXXFF+8XGeoNames ID
4325439
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