New Canal Lighthouse

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : New Canal Lighthouse is an important historical landmark in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is situated on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, due north of downtown. The lighthouse was completed in 1838 in connection with the construction of the New Basin Canal, which connected the lake with the Mississippi River to its south. While the canal was filled in in 1950, the lighthouse remains. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, you can check it out from above in this excellent drone video by Bumble Bee Productions.

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Love this lighthouse in New Orleans. A little tidbit of information on this landmark from WikipediA: The New Canal Light or (more commonly New Canal Lighthouse or New Basin Canal Lighthouse) was first established in 1838 at the north end of the New Basin Canal which ran from Lake Pontchartrain to the Uptown or "American" section of the city which today is known as the New Orleans Central Business District. The canal was filled in about 1950, but the lighthouse remained on a jetty extending into the lake on a half mile long stretch of the canal that was left and is still used as a small boat and yachting harbor.