Jackson Barracks, circa 1949

ID: 1021 ~ Source: Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library

This file appears in: Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) and the Lower Ninth Ward

From Jackson Barracks to Maurice Street.

This file appears in: Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) and the Lower Ninth Ward

Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) and the Lower Ninth Ward

Now known as the historic Lower Ninth Ward, this area orginated as a cypress swamp featuring many bayous. In this rural setting, residents enjoyed ready access to fishing grounds and grew okra and…