| Czech Immigration through the Port of New Orleans By Leo Baca 1707 Woodcreek Richardson TX 75081 Mr. Baca has published several books containing information about Czech immigration through all the ports of entry to the United States, his work is ongoing. The New Orleans Public Library on Loyala Street has all the volumes published to date. 3,619 Czechs immigrated through the Port of New Orleans between 1852 and 1880 Year # of people 1852 348 53 60 54 486 55 137 56 9 57 35 58 56 59 113 60 59 61 127 Civil War years -- no landings 65 59 66 24 67 48 68 46 69 36 70 396 71 581 72 334 73 297 For 1874 and 1875 there is no data available 76 65 77 123 78 48 79 132 The vast majority of these people listed other states as their destinations, primarily Texas, Illinois and Wisconsin, where there were large Czech Communities. But also Missouri, Ohio, Arkansas, Nebraska and Kentucky. |
| The number of ships per year that listed Czechs, Bohemians or Moravians as passengers disembarking: Year # of ships 1852 12 53 3 54 15 55 7 56 2 57 7 58 5 59 3 60 7 61 2 The Civil War years saw no ships landing 65 3 66 1 67 4 68 3 69 4 70 7 71 8 72 4 73 7 For 1874 and 1875 there is no data available 76 3 77 5 78 1 79 4 1880 -- number of ships not recorded. |
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