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. 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.
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 the Canal Street Ferry since 1827. Source wikipedia
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