Spanish Fort, circa March 1926
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This image, looking south, shows the old amusement park at Spanish Fort before the WPA began work on the lakefront.
Notice the drainage tubes being laid at for future development and the Ferris wheel of the amusement park at Bayou St. John before it was moved to the new Pontchartrain Beach.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library
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Spanish Fort at Bayou St. John
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…