(3-97) Temporary marker near junction of canal with Walnut Bayou. Northwest of Delta, La, on Thomastown Road, approximately three miles north of US-80. Original marker (below) was being restored in Tallulah, LA
 
View looking east: See position A on Duckport Canal map

(6-98) Restored Canal Marker: On March 31, 1863 ground was broken for the Duckport Canal. This canal connected Duckport Landing on the Mississippi River with Walnut Bayou. By utilizing this canal, Gen. U.S. Grant hoped to open a navigable route to New Carthage via Walnut and Roundaway Bayous. The tug "Victor" reached New Carthage. A number of barges and two of the dredges were trapped in the waterway when a phenomenal drop in the stage of the Mississippi River forced abandonment of the canal
 
View looking south: See position A on Duckport Canal map

(3-02) Junction of Duckport Canal and Walnut Bayou (background)
 
Panorama of this area
 
View looking west: See position B on Duckport Canal map