Algiers is a community within the city of New Orleans. It is the portion of Orleans Parish, Louisiana on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ... New Orleans (French: Nouvelle-Orléans) is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ...

Location of Algiers within New Orleans (Note: Map shows only the upper half of Algiers)

What is now Algiers was founded as a plantation in 1719. This date is sometimes given as the year of the town's founding, making it one of the oldest neighborhoods in what is now New Orleans, but development as a town as opposed to a private plantation did not actually occur until about 1800. Algiers was incorporated as a city in 1840. In 1870 it was annexed to the city of New Orleans, becoming the 15th Ward of the city (one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans), an arrangement which has remained ever since, although there have been repeated discussions of secession. // This article is about crop plantations. ... The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... The city of New Orleans, Louisiana is divided into 17 Wards. ...

The oldest part of Algiers is Algiers Point, across the river from the French Quarter. Algiers Point has been connected with the foot of Canal Street across the river by a ferry since 1827. Algiers Point is a location on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... Canal Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The Pride of Rotterdam, One of the P&O Ferriess Flagships operating the Hull-Rotterdam Route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ...

In the 19th century, shipbuilding was an important industry here. In the 1850s Algiers became a major railroad center. Large railyards housed large amounts of freight and rolling stock, which was brought back and forth across the Mississippi River by barge until the late 1930s, when the Huey P. Long Bridge was built upriver at Bridge City, Louisiana. The largest railroad presence was the Southern Pacific yard. That location, now a largely vacant strip, is still known to Algerines as "the SP yard." In the yard's active days, a steam-powered Southern Pacific train ferry brought railroad cars from there across the Mississippi River. The Algiers railyards were known for their ability to repair or create replacements for any part needed for any type of locomotive. Men from Francisco de Orellanas expedition building a small brigantine, the San Pedro, to be used in the search for food Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... The 4. ... Bridge City is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... A steam engine is a heat engine that makes use of the potential energy that exists as pressure in steam, converting it to mechanical work. ... A loaded train ferry approaching the dock in Detroit, Michigan, April 1943. ... A locomotive (from Latin loco motivus) is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ...

Algiers Point as seen from across the Mississippi River in the French Quarter

A fire destroyed most of the buildings in Algiers in 1895. Most of the gingerbread-fronted houses seen in the neighborhood today date from immediately after that fire. Just-lit match Fire is a self-sustaining oxidation process accompanied by heat and light in the form of a glow or flames. ...

A number of New Orleans carnival krewes have their "dens" (warehouses where their floats are constructed and stored) in Algiers. Revelers, Frenchmen Street, Faubourg Marigny. ... A Krewe is an organization that puts on a parade and or a ball for the Carnival season. ...

Algiers Point was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and designated a local historic district in 1994.[1] The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...

People from Algiers have traditionally been known as "Algerines". Noted Algerines have included jazz musicians Red Allen and Emmett Hardy. Henry Red Allen (January 7, 1906 - April 17, 1967) was an influential jazz trumpeter. ... Emmett Hardy (June 12, 1903 - June 16, 1925) was an early jazz cornet player and one of the best regarded New Orleans musicians of his generation. ...

Algiers is home to many churches. There are numerous Roman Catholic and Baptist congregations. The oldest Lutheran congregation, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church[2], was founded in 1875. Trinity's steeple was blown off by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A Roman Catholic congregation, as well as Methodist and Episcopalian congregations are on the Historic Register of New Orleans, and some Algiers churches are listed on the National Historic Landmark lists. Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa; 26. ...

There are two branches of the New Orleans Public Library located in Algiers.[3] The Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch was built in 1907 as the Pelican Avenue Branch, one of three Carnegie libraries in New Orleans.[4] The Algiers Regional Branch, two miles away, is a larger library built in 1966. The newer library was damaged extensively by Hurricane Katrina, and remains closed.[5] The New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) is the public library service of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... A Carnegie library, opened in 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, designed in Spanish Colonial style Carnegie libraries for both public use and academic institutions were built with money donated by American businessman Andrew Carnegie, earning him the nickname, the Patron Saint of Libraries. ...

The area upriver from the point was historically known as McDonogh (which also extended into part of what is now Gretna, Louisiana). Below the point is a U.S. Naval Base. Down river from the Base are the neighborhoods of Aurora, and the English Turn area which was not substantially developed until the late 20th century. Sign marking old McDonoghville boundary in Gretna McDonogh, is a community of Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The city of Gretna is the parish seat of Jefferson Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...

On September 26, 2005, Algiers became the first major section of New Orleans to be reopened to residents after Hurricane Katrina. Although a number of buildings suffered wind damage from the storm, Algiers escaped the flooding which enveloped most of the East Bank of the city. Water service was never lost in this area and electricity and natural gas were quickly restored. [6] September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa; 26. ...

Education

Algiers is zoned to schools in the New Orleans Public Schools. New Orleans Public Schools is a school district that serves all of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. ...

For the 2006-2007 school year, parents have a choice between the following NOPS operated schools:

• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (K-8)
• Bethune Elementary School (K-8)
• McMain High School
• McDonogh 35 High School

In addition, students may attend schools operated by the Algiers Charter Schools Association ([7])

The schools include:

• Martin Behrman Elementary School (K-8)
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School (K-8)
• William J. Fischer Elementary School (K-8)
• Alice M. Harte Elementary School (K-8)
• McDonogh #32 Elementary School (K-8)
• Harriet R. Tubman Elementary School (K-8)
• Edna Karr High School
• O. Perry Walker High School

External links

• Wikitravel:New Orleans/Algiers
• Algiers Online
• Algiers Point Information and Links page
  • Welcome to Algiers Point
• Algiers Point Association
• Cita Dennis Hubbell Library
• City of New Orleans
• Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society