The Old Portage

The Old Portage (HM11XD)

Location: New Orleans, LA 70119 Orleans Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 58.709', W 90° 5.285'

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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.
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HM NumberHM11XD
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByThe Department of Commerce and Industry [of LA]
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 1:55pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 780969 N 3319970
Decimal Degrees29.97848333, -90.08808333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 58.709', W 90° 5.285'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 58' 42.54" N, 90° 5' 17.10" W
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Area Code(s)504
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1000 Moss St, New Orleans LA 70119, US
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