New Orleans History -- Lake Pontchartrain
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Facts
For some little known and well know facts about Lake Pontchartrain, use the links on the right.
2nd Railroad in the U.S.
Elvis was in the building...
It wasn't originally the Bali Hai
Jazz was born and bred on the Lake
Longest continuous curve on U.S. rails
Over 125 species of fish
Submarine Races?
The $10,000 fish
The first movie in New Orleans
The shortest-lived rail ferry services in Louisiana
Women Lighthouse Keepers
World's Longest Bridges
Y.M.G.C. ROWING CLUB