New Orleans

New Orleans is the capital and largest city of Louisiana, is beautifully situated on both sides of the Mississippi, 107 miles from its mouth, with a curved river-frontage of 10 miles. It has been the second cotton port of the world, and the greatest sugar-market in the United States. It is the chief trade emporium of the surrounding States, and the main outlet for the produce of the Mississippi Valley, which includes cotton, sugar, tobacco, wheat, and salt.

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New Romney, New Scientific Name, New Shoreham, New South Wales, New York, New York City