LA-011 The Old Portage

Marker text: THE OLD PORTAGE

Short trail from Lake Pontchartrain to River shown by Indians to Iberville and Bienville, 1699. Winding trail used by early travelers to city. From Bayou St. John it led to N. Broad, Bayou Roads, Vieux Carre to Mississippi River at site between Dumaine and Gov. Nicholls Sts.

Erected by the Department of Culture and Industry, 1963.

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Location: Moss and Bell, south of Esplanade Ave., New Orleans., Orleans Parish, Louisiana

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