Vintage Bourbon Street Historic New Orleans Roofing Slate

Vintage Bourbon Street Historic New Orleans Roofing Slate Purchased in New Orleans on Bourbon Street in early 2000’s - Pre-Flood Era These slates were mined in Pennsylvania and floated down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on rafts. They were used for roofing material after the disastrous fire which occurred on Good Friday, March 21, 1788. Each one was individually hand shaped. This one came from an old building in New Orleans.