Bucktown began more than a hundred years ago as a string of fishing & hunting camps lining the 17th Street Canal & Lake Pontchartrain. The earliest structures were wooden huts raised on stilts. The canal provided a harbor for fishing boats. The people ...
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Sour Ginger: ... who lived along the canal & out on the lake were squatters who made their living from fishing, crabbing, hunting & trapping, as well ...
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:46:18 +0000 ReportSour Ginger: ... as from the rental of boats, the sale of tackle & bait, & the entertainment of vacationers (New Orleans History -- Lake Pontchartrain)
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