Historical New Orleans

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Historical New Orleans
The Crescent City

• By Camille Stern
• LT 130
• Spring 2006

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1st 100 Years -Foreign Colonial Outpost
1542 - DeSoto for Spain
1682 France for Crown Church
1800 Napoleon
1763 - To Spain
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1803 - Louisiana Purchase
Increased U.S. size 1/3 More immigrants
arrive Central economic hub
Raising the flag
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King Cotton
Commercial port center Richest American
city Occupied by North
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Gateway to The Mighty Mississippi
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New Orleans Glory - Her slaves cotton
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A city more European than American
Early French encouraged mixing Spanish, French,
Native Americans, Africans, Acadians, Caribbean
peoples, Irish, Germans, Italians More foreign
born residents
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A city too fond of dance to be governed
African-Caribbean influences Origin of unique
music styles Jazz
Early Mardi Gras
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Architecture
Spanish style French Quarter
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First Hurricane recorded late 1700s City
affected every 3.5 years Major landfall effects
every 12 years Regular levee failures
Storm Tracks 1851 -1906
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Epidemics Yellow Fever Cholera Ground water
old cemeteries Extensive historical archives
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• http//louisdl.louislibraries.org/
• http//freepages.history.rootsweb.com
• http//lsm.crt.state.la.us/
• http//www.nps.gov/jazz/
• http//www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/
  frenchquarter/
• http//www.csc.noaa.gov/bins/mapping.html