Canal lock with people and boats under a cloudy sky - historic dams and canals

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Historic Dams and Canals in La Salle Parish, LA

Canals, locks, dams and waterworks near you, the engineering that moved goods and water before the highways.

Most residents could not tell you which local buildings are on the National Register. La Salle Parish is one of 64 counties in Louisiana. The record can, and the closest listings to La Salle Parish, LA are below.

Hoover dam building entrance with visitors - historic dams and canals — Photo: Varun Venugopal on Unsplash

A person walks beside a canal with boats and houses - historic dams and canals — Photo: Kevin Musumbu on Unsplash

Horse pulling a boat along a canal - historic dams and canals — Photo: Tony Williams on Unsplash

On the record near La Salle Parish, LA

The 12 nearest

12 listed sites on the record match historic dams and canals within 200 miles of La Salle Parish, LA, out of 11 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 4 listed sites carry La Salle Parish as their county.

Bailey's Dam Site32 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Site · Alexandria · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
Lamourie Lock44 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Structure · Lecompte · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
Baton Rouge Waterworks Company Standpipe106 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Structure · Baton Rouge · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station107 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Building · Shreveport · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Bayou Plaquemine Lock114 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Site · Plaquemine · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Hampton Waterworks126 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Structure · Hampton · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
Bearden Waterworks140 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Structure · Bearden · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
Canal Ford174 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Building · New Orleans · listed 2024National Register of Historic Places
Mineral Springs Waterworks180 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Structure · Mineral Springs · listed 2007National Register of Historic Places
Remmel Dam191 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Structure · Jones Mill · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
Lockesburg Waterworks193 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Structure · Lockesburg · listed 2007National Register of Historic Places
Carpenter Dam194 miles from the center of La Salle Parish · Structure · Hot Springs · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of La Salle Parish, LA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Dams and Canals in La Salle Parish, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in La Salle Parish, LA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in La Salle Parish, LA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in La Salle Parish

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In La Salle Parish, LA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in La Salle Parish, LA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.