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New Orleans (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 29 57 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 29.9500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 090 04 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -90.0667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at mouth of Mississippi-Missouri river body; largest city in Louisiana; founded by French; ceded to Spain in 1763; won final victory over British in War of 1812; seceded from Union at onset of Civil War; Union navy obtained site in 1862; site of famous Mardi Gras festival; birthplace of jazz; noted for mixed culture of French, Spanish, African, Arcadian (Canadian), Native American, English, Irish, German, and Caribbean descent. |
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| New Orleans (preferred,C,V)
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| Nouvelle-Orléans (C,V)
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............ | founded with this name, after the French regent, the Duc d'Orléans |
| Nouvelle-Orleans (C,V)
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| Neuva Orleans (C,V)
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| Nueva Orleans (C,V)
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| NOLA (C,V,A,not applicable,U)
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| Crescent City (C,V)
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............ | originated from city's location on east bank of river where river carves land in shape of a crescent |
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Orleans (parish (political)) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1717 by de Bienville as a French colony, city incorporated in 1805 after Louisiana Purchase by USA |
| city (C) |
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since 1805 |
| county seat (C) |
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| port (C) |
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known as important export & import center for grains, agricultural goods, chemicals, textiles, oil, tobacco & paperboard |
| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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includes metal items, transportation equipment & petrochemicals, which are the origin of polluted water problem |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for food products, clothing, clothing accessories, articles made of stone, clay, glass, furniture, aluminum, soap & fish oil |
| educational center (C) |
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houses Tulane University, Loyola University, Dillard University, U. of New Orleans, & formerly Saint Mary's Dominican College |
| cultural center (C) |
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famous for New Orleans jazz music |
| tourist center (C) |
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includes museums, Spanish & French architecture of French Quarter, French Market, Jackson Square & St. Louis Cathedral |
| resort (C) |
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recreational attractions include zoological gardens, water sports, the Louisiana Superdome, racetrack & carnivals |
| capital (H) |
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of French Colony of Louisiana in 1722 until ceded to Spain by Treaty of Paris in 1763; of Louisiana when it became part of Union from 1812 to 1849 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[BHA, FDA, GRLPSC, VP] |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 656; 2:656 |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VIII, 640-641; VIII, 641; XXIV, 864; 8:640-641 |
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2002) accessed 06/02/99 |
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National Archives and Record Administration database (1987-) |
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USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS22011875 |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 837, 839 |
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