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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
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.
Names:
New Orleans (preferred C ,V )Nouvelle-Orléans (C ,V ) ............ founded with this name, after the French regent, the Duc d'Orléans Nouvelle-Orleans (C ,V )Neuva Orleans (C ,V )Nueva Orleans (C ,V )NOLA (C ,V ,A ,not applicable ,U )Crescent City (C ,V ) ............ originated from city's location on east bank of river where river carves land in shape of a crescent
Hierarchical Position:
................ Orleans (parish (political)) (P )
Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred C ) ............ founded in 1717 by de Bienville as a French colony, city incorporated in 1805 after Louisiana Purchase by USA
city (C ) ............ since 1805
county seat (C )
port (C ) ............ known as important export & import center for grains, agricultural goods, chemicals, textiles, oil, tobacco & paperboard
commercial center (C )
industrial center (C ) ............ includes metal items, transportation equipment & petrochemicals, which are the origin of polluted water problem
manufacturing center (C ) ............ for food products, clothing, clothing accessories, articles made of stone, clay, glass, furniture, aluminum, soap & fish oil
educational center (C ) ............ houses Tulane University, Loyola University, Dillard University, U. of New Orleans, & formerly Saint Mary's Dominican College
cultural center (C ) ............ famous for New Orleans jazz music
tourist center (C ) ............ includes museums, Spanish & French architecture of French Quarter, French Market, Jackson Square & St. Louis Cathedral
resort (C ) ............ recreational attractions include zoological gardens, water sports, the Louisiana Superdome, racetrack & carnivals
capital (H ) ............ 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
Sources and Contributors:
Subject: ..... [BHA , FDA , GRLPA , VP ]
.................. Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 656; 2:656.................. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VIII, 640-641; VIII, 641; XXIV, 864; 8:640-641.................. Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2002) accessed 06/02/99.................. National Archives and Record Administration database (1987-) .................. USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS22011875.................. Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) .................. Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 837, 839
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