Tow path on Bayou St. John

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Several sail boats are lined up along a bank, with their sails rolled up.

While traveling into New Orleans through Bayou St. John, the Spanish Fort Amusement Park was a favorite point of embarkment. A torpedo boat recovered from the bayou after the Civil War is visible in the lower left corner.

Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library

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Spanish Fort at Bayou St. John

By Patrick Stephen & Michael Mizell-Nelson

A small fort was erected in 1701 before the founding of the city of New Orleans by the French where Bayou St. John empties into Lake Pontchartrain. The settlers sought to protect the important trade…