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The Carondelet Canal, also known as the Old Basin Canal, was a canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., operating from 1794 into the 1920s – nearly 135 years. Construction of the canal began in June 1794, on the orders of the Spanish Governor of Louisiana, Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet, for whom the canal was named. Construction was accomplished by the forced labor of convicts and by slaves whose work was donated by townspeople. The 1.6 mile-long canal started at Bayou St. John, which connected with Lake Pontchartrain, and went inland to what was then the back edge of New Orleans, behind the French Quarter in the Tremé neighborhood. The first shallow, narrow version of the canal was completed by the end of 1794. Over the next two years, further work made the canal wider and deeper. T

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  • Le canal Carondelet est une ancienne voie d'eau artificielle qui reliait La Nouvelle-Orléans au Lac Pontchartrain. (fr)
  • The Carondelet Canal, also known as the Old Basin Canal, was a canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., operating from 1794 into the 1920s – nearly 135 years. Construction of the canal began in June 1794, on the orders of the Spanish Governor of Louisiana, Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet, for whom the canal was named. Construction was accomplished by the forced labor of convicts and by slaves whose work was donated by townspeople. The 1.6 mile-long canal started at Bayou St. John, which connected with Lake Pontchartrain, and went inland to what was then the back edge of New Orleans, behind the French Quarter in the Tremé neighborhood. The first shallow, narrow version of the canal was completed by the end of 1794. Over the next two years, further work made the canal wider and deeper. T (en)
  • El Canal Carondelet , también conocido en inglés como el Old Basin Canal, era un canal en Nueva Orleans, Luisiana, que existió entre 1794 y los1920s —casi 135 años. La construcción del canal empezó en junio de 1794, según órdenes del Gobernador español de Luisiana, Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet, por quien se nombra el canal. Se construyó a trabajos forzados por parte de condenados penales y de la labor de esclavos donada por algunos vecinos.​ El canal de 1.6 millas de largo empezaba en el Bayou St. John, el cual conectaba con el Lago Pontchartrain, y se adentraba en lo que entonces era el borde posterior de Nueva Orleans, detrás del barrio francés en el vecindario Tremé. La versión inicial del canal fue completada a fines de 1794; era estrecha y poco profunda. En los dos años subsigu (es)
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  • The Carondelet Canal, also known as the Old Basin Canal, was a canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., operating from 1794 into the 1920s – nearly 135 years. Construction of the canal began in June 1794, on the orders of the Spanish Governor of Louisiana, Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet, for whom the canal was named. Construction was accomplished by the forced labor of convicts and by slaves whose work was donated by townspeople. The 1.6 mile-long canal started at Bayou St. John, which connected with Lake Pontchartrain, and went inland to what was then the back edge of New Orleans, behind the French Quarter in the Tremé neighborhood. The first shallow, narrow version of the canal was completed by the end of 1794. Over the next two years, further work made the canal wider and deeper. The canal officially opened in 1796, serving dual purposes of drainage and shipping, but when Carondelet was transferred away from Louisiana the next year, the canal fell into neglect. After the United States' purchase of Louisiana, James Pitot worked to promote improvements of the canal. Starting in 1805, the Orleans Navigation Company improved the Canal and the Bayou, making it more important for shipping. The 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m2) turning basin at the head of the Canal inspired the naming of Basin Street in New Orleans. Plans to build a connecting canal from the turning basin to the Mississippi River were never realized, in part because of the engineering challenges. Canal locks would have been needed due to the water level differences between the River and the Lake. Plans for that never-built canal influenced the name of Canal Street in the city. (The dream of a Lake-to-River canal was finally realized a century later with the construction of the Industrial Canal). By the early 1820s, 70 to 80 vessels were reported using the Canal daily. In the early 19th century, the Francophone Creole section of the city was in competition with the Anglophone uptown section; businessmen of the latter section constructed the competing New Basin Canal in the 1830s. By the time of the American Civil War, the New Basin Canal was doing more than twice the business of the Carondelet, by then often referred to as the "Old Basin Canal." Larger ships too big to use the canal became more common in the late 19th century, but the Carondelet Canal was still economically important into the early decades of the 20th century. During this period it was important for the oyster boat business. Early monarchs of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Mardi Gras krewe made their entrance on the waters of the Old Basin Canal. After World War I, use of the Canal declined further. The City of New Orleans purchased the canal in 1924 and began the process of filling it the next year. Today the entire length of the former canal is part of the Lafitte Greenway. (en)
  • El Canal Carondelet , también conocido en inglés como el Old Basin Canal, era un canal en Nueva Orleans, Luisiana, que existió entre 1794 y los1920s —casi 135 años. La construcción del canal empezó en junio de 1794, según órdenes del Gobernador español de Luisiana, Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet, por quien se nombra el canal. Se construyó a trabajos forzados por parte de condenados penales y de la labor de esclavos donada por algunos vecinos.​ El canal de 1.6 millas de largo empezaba en el Bayou St. John, el cual conectaba con el Lago Pontchartrain, y se adentraba en lo que entonces era el borde posterior de Nueva Orleans, detrás del barrio francés en el vecindario Tremé. La versión inicial del canal fue completada a fines de 1794; era estrecha y poco profunda. En los dos años subsiguientes, se hizo el canal más ancho y más profundo. El canal se inauguró oficialmente en 1796, sirviendo propósitos duales de drenaje y navío, pero cuándo Carondelet fue transferido fuera de la Luisiana el año siguiente, el canal cayó en negligencia.​ Después de la compra de Luisiana por los Estados Unidos, James Pitot trabajó para promover mejoras del canal. A partir de 1805, la Orleans Navigation Company mejoró el canal, haciéndolo más importante para las navieras.​ En los tiempos de la Guerra de Secesión, al Carondelet a menudo se le refería como "Old Basin Canal." Barcos demasiado grandes para utilizar el canal devenían más comunes en el tardío siglo XIX, pero el Carondelet el canal era todavía económicamente importante a las décadas tempranas del siglo XX. Durante este periodo fue importante para el tránsito y amarre de las barcas ostreras. Después de que Primera Guerra mundial, el uso del Canal declinó aún más. La alcaldía de Nueva Orleans adquirió el canal en 1924 y empezó el proceso de enterrarlo el año siguiente.​ Hoy la longitud entera del antiguo canal es parte de la Lafitte Greenway. (es)
  • Le canal Carondelet est une ancienne voie d'eau artificielle qui reliait La Nouvelle-Orléans au Lac Pontchartrain. (fr)
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