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Algiers Point Ferry Service, New Orleans, LA.
In 1823, city officials awarded a steam ferry service contract to private interests to convey passengers and goods on a regular schedule between the east and west banks of the Mississippi River. The first regularly scheduled ferry service between Canal St. and Algiers was established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1827. The ferry ran from the foot of Patterson St. to Jackson Square.
Algiers Point Ferry Service, New Orleans, LA.
In 1823, city officials awarded a steam ferry service contract to private interests to convey passengers and goods on a regular schedule between the east and west banks of the Mississippi River. The first regularly scheduled ferry service between Canal St. and Algiers was established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1827. The ferry ran from the foot of Patterson St. to Jackson Square.