St Tammany
parishAlso known as: Saint Tammany Parish, Paroisse de Saint-Tammany, Parroquia de St. Tammany, Northshore
Established in 1810 as one of Louisiana's original Florida Parishes, St. Tammany was named for the Delaware Chief Tamanend and encompasses the scenic 'Northshore' of Lake Pontchartrain. It became a thriving center for the timber, brick-making, and shipbuilding industries in the 19th century and was widely known as a health resort due to its medicinal springs and pine-scented 'ozone' air. The region's history includes periods of French, British, and Spanish colonial rule before its annexation to the United States following the West Florida Rebellion.
St Tammany
parishAlso known as: Saint Tammany Parish, Paroisse de Saint-Tammany, Parroquia de St. Tammany, Northshore
Established in 1810 as one of Louisiana's original Florida Parishes, St. Tammany was named for the Delaware Chief Tamanend and encompasses the scenic 'Northshore' of Lake Pontchartrain. It became a thriving center for the timber, brick-making, and shipbuilding industries in the 19th century and was widely known as a health resort due to its medicinal springs and pine-scented 'ozone' air. The region's history includes periods of French, British, and Spanish colonial rule before its annexation to the United States following the West Florida Rebellion.
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