A History of the Foundation of New Orleans 1717 1722 By Baron Marc De Villiers
A History of the Foundation of New Orleans 1717 1722 By Baron Marc De Villiers
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, 67 2, 6. ) La Tour 1 may have traced in advance, on paper, a certain num- ber of little squares, but had evidently located them far from the river, very probably on the banks of Bayou St. John.
Hubert, Father Charlevoix, and the Journal Historique all mention Pauger as the real author of the plan; and De Lorme, though he wasted no love on the engineer, yet writes at the end of 1721; "Pauger, after having sketched the plan of New Orleans, traced the alignments, and distributed the sites, came ...down the river with the Santo-Christo and built a beacon sixty-two feet high. " Nevetheless, most Louisiana historians have attributed to La Tour the honour of creating New Orleans. This is both an error and an injustice. In truth, the engineer-in-chief, before receiving any formal instructions, had thought of building a big town at Biloxi, whose position he considered "advantageous, the air excellent, and the water good. " Besides which, he had merely planned to erect a citadel and make a large port at Ship Island, and finally to drag "the Manchac Brook in which the Mississippi flows during the floods; if dug out, it would shorten the way for going up the river.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
, 67 2, 6. ) La Tour 1 may have traced in advance, on paper, a certain num- ber of little squares, but had evidently located them far from the river, very probably on the banks of Bayou St. John.
Hubert, Father Charlevoix, and the Journal Historique all mention Pauger as the real author of the plan; and De Lorme, though he wasted no love on the engineer, yet writes at the end of 1721; "Pauger, after having sketched the plan of New Orleans, traced the alignments, and distributed the sites, came ...down the river with the Santo-Christo and built a beacon sixty-two feet high. " Nevetheless, most Louisiana historians have attributed to La Tour the honour of creating New Orleans. This is both an error and an injustice. In truth, the engineer-in-chief, before receiving any formal instructions, had thought of building a big town at Biloxi, whose position he considered "advantageous, the air excellent, and the water good. " Besides which, he had merely planned to erect a citadel and make a large port at Ship Island, and finally to drag "the Manchac Brook in which the Mississippi flows during the floods; if dug out, it would shorten the way for going up the river.
What to read after A History of the Foundation of New Orleans 1717 1722 By Baron Marc De Villiers?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Marc De Villiers Du Terrage to read onlineMoreLess
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