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Beautiful Crescent: A Histo...

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Louisiana: The First 300 Years

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“In 1723, the commissioners allowed Bienville to make New Orleans the capital of Louisiana.”
Joan B. Garvey, Beautiful Crescent: A History of New Orleans

“At the bluff above the river, which Iberville considered a good spot for a settlement, he saw a red stick, the maypole used by the Indians for hanging up offerings of fish and game. Iberville called the place Baton Rouge.”
Joan B. Garvey, Beautiful Crescent: A History of New Orleans

“Iberville, the Father of Louisiana, died of yellow fever in 1706 in Havana, leaving Bienville the acting governor of Louisiana.”
Joan B. Garvey, Beautiful Crescent: A History of New Orleans

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