# Bayou St. John

New Orleans, United States

Bayou Saint John is a historic waterway linking inner New Orleans to Lake Pontchartrain. Used by Indigenous peoples for canoe travel, its portage to the Mississippi guided the city's 1718 founding. Today its grassy banks are a beloved local park.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 30.0272, -90.0827

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