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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › New_OrleansNew Orleans - Wikipedia

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   New Orleans [a] (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, [8] it is the most populous city in Louisiana and the French Louisiana region ...

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2. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › for-15-years-newFor 15 Years, New Orleans Was Divided Into Three Separate ...

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   Jan 6, 2017 · In 1803, when the United States bought New Orleans, along with the rest of the land in the Louisiana Purchase, the city had only about 8,000 people living in it. Planned on a tight grid, the city ...

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   Why did New Orleans merge?

   • As much as the division allowed trade to thrive and infrastructure to improve in parts of New Orleans, it was mostly to the benefit of white, American-born people. When the city did merge back into one city, it was only because the Anglo-Americans had enough power to control not just commerce but city politics, too.

   For 15 Years, New Orleans Was Divided Into Three Separate Cities

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   Was New Orleans a diverse city?

   • More than any other American city at the time, New Orleans could claim to be a diverse place where people of color had more freedom than elsewhere in the South.

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   Who is a creole in New Orleans?

   • Today, someone who self-identifies as Creole in New Orleans is likely to be a person of mixed racial ancestry, with deep local roots, and with family members who are Catholic and probably have French-sounding surnames—that is, Franco-African Americans.

   Creole History In New Orleans, Louisiana - New Orleans & Company

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   When did the Union blockade come to New Orleans?

   • Elements of the Union Blockade fleet arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi on 27 May 1861. An effort to drive them off lead to the Battle of the Head of Passes on 12 October 1861. Captain D.G. Farragut and the Western Gulf squadron sailed for New Orleans in January 1862.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Carrollton,_New_OrleansCarrollton, New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   87001893 [1] Added to NRHP. November 02, 1987. Carrollton is a historic neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, which includes the Carrollton Historic District, recognized by the Historic District Landmark Commission. [2] It is the part of Uptown New Orleans farthest upriver while still being easily accessible to the French Quarter ...

   • Added to NRHP: November 02, 1987
   • Architectural style: Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate

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   • Built: 1840

5. www.history.com › topics › us-statesNew Orleans - History, Louisiana Purchase & Hurricane Katrina

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   Apr 5, 2010 · Founded by the French, ruled for 40 years by the Spanish and bought by the United States in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, New Orleans is known for its distinct Creole culture and vibrant...

6. www.neworleans.com › things-to-do › multiculturalCreole History In New Orleans, Louisiana - New Orleans & Company

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   Creoles popularized craps and created Creole cottages and shotgun houses. Learn more about the origins of Creoles in New Orleans with New Orleans & Company.

7. www.britannica.com › place › New-Orleans-LouisianaNew Orleans - French Quarter, Jazz, Mardi Gras | Britannica

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   New Orleans - French Quarter, Jazz, Mardi Gras: The decision to found New Orleans, or Nouvelle-Orléans, was made in Paris in 1717 by John Law’s Company of the West, which had taken control of Louisiana that year. The colony’s new proprietors envisioned New Orleans (named for the French regent, Philippe II, duc d’Orléans) as a “port of deposit,” or transshipment centre, for future ...