Governor Nicholls Street Wharf

Governor Nicholls Street Wharf is a wharf in , . Governor Nicholls Street Wharf is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Orleans Mint and New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.

Museum
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The operated in , 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. is situated 620 feet north of Governor Nicholls Street Wharf.

is a U.S. National Historical Park in the neighborhood of , near the . It was created in 1994 to celebrate the origins and evolution of jazz.

Park
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, formerly the Place d'Armes or Plaza de Armas, is a historic park in the of , . 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Market and New Orleans.

Neighborhood
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The is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the of , . Founded as a Native American trading post predating European colonization, the market is the oldest of its kind in the United States.

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Way down yonder in , you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of . It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.

Governor Nicholls Street Wharf

Latitude
29.95971° or 29° 57′ 35″ north
Longitude
-90.05802° or 90° 3′ 29″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
76XFXW5R+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29912098
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­quay
Geo­Names ID
4326040
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