Galveston Bay and the mouth of the Mississippi differ little in latitude, though separated by about five and a half degrees of longitude.Previously
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 24
At length they entered the Gulf of Mexico, that forbidden sea whence by a Spanish decree, dating from the reign of Philip II., all foreigners were
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 23
He now proposes to return by way of the Gulf of Mexico and the mouth of the Mississippi to the countries he has discovered.Previously in The
Women Arrive in Louisiana
Today's installment concludes First French Colony in the Louisiana Area,our selection from A History of Louisiana by Charles E.A. Gayarré published
Bienville Expands to Biloxi Area
The distance between the Mississippi and Biloxi was not so easily overcome in those days as in ours, and the means which the two brothers had of
Louisiana’s First Settlement Organized
Sauvolle had been appointed by the King governor of Louisiana; Bienville, lieutenant-governor; and Boisbriant, commander of the fort at Biloxi, with
French Establishes First Colony Near Mississippi
A few huts having been erected round the fort, the settlers began to clear the land, in order to bring it into cultivation.Continuing First French
First French Colony in the Louisiana Area
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: French Arrive at Mouth of Mississippi River.IntroductionNothing in
Vicksburg Surrenders
Today's installment concludes Fall of Vicksburg,our selection from A Campaign Life of U. S. Grant by Charles A. Dana and by James H. Wilson