New Basin Canal
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The New Basin Canal, also known as the New Canal and the New Orleans Canal, was a shipping canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, that operated from the 1830s into the 1940s.
New Canal Lighthouse
Small pleasure boats now moor on the only remaining portion of the canal that was important to regional commerce in the 19th century
The New Basin Canal and adjacent West End Park in 1915, viewed from Lake Pontchartrain towards the City of New Orleans, three miles to the south.
New Basin Canal Aerial View - 1948
New Canal Light
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The New Canal Light or was first established in 1838 at the north end of the New Basin Canal which ran from Lake Pontchartrain to the Uptown or "American" section of the city which today is known as t
The 1855 Lighthouse
The 1890/1901 Lighthouse
Damage after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - 2005