A BRIEF HISTORY of NEW ORLEANS: A QUICK Overview of New Orleans, its Roots and Heritage.

New Orleans, an American city with French, Spanish, and Creole roots. It's a city of many stories and a lot of history.

New Orleans is a place that I have never been to, but it's high up on my travel bucket list. Let's take a brief dive, or dip, into what made this city.
I hope that the following timeline helps us understand the city better. Remember, we are a community here. Although I spent time researching, working toward understanding, and distilling this information to what I thought would be useful, please reach out if something is inaccurate or if you think we should include additional information.
SHFEW! Just like that, we're back in the 1690s.

France made their way to current-day Louisiana, where the Choctaw Native American Tribe occupied the region.

The first Mardi Gras celebration was in 1699, a French celebration honoring the newly acquired land.

Fast-forward to 1718. France wanted to establish a new city in their new land and decided to put it along the Mississippi River. The River allowed for abundant and accessible trade.

The Choctaw Native Americans showed the French how the surrounding land and how the river flowed.

The French started making strides in construction and infrastructure in 1721, primarily resourcing local lumber. Bourbon Street was built during this phase and was named after the royal House of Bourbon, the family occupying the throne of France.

Spain acquired New Orleans from France in 1763.

Later that century, two fires burned down most of the French, lumber-built buildings. The Spanish thought to rebuild with stronger materials, like brick, to help avoid devastating fires in the future.
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When walking through the French Quarter today, one will notice mostly Spanish architecture, despite the name.
In 1800, France reclaimed the territory. However, it was then sold to the United States the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

There were still many French and Spanish living in New Orleans, along with many Haitians.

During the time France owned the area, they also owned Haiti. Slave owners from the island and brought their slaves with them. Many Haitians also ended up in New Orleans due to the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804.

The French, Spanish and Haitian people thought very lowly of Americans. Likewise, Americans weren't very fond of their new neighbors, either.

The original people from New Orleans attempted to keep Americans out of their French Quarter area, and the city built Canal Street to do so.
Today, one can see the street signs between the two areas change language, some in French and some in English.
The Haitian people, even slaves, were given higher regard than Americans and were allowed to buy their freedom to avoid being handed to Americans' ownership. This resulted in many "free people of color" in New Orleans.

Congo Square in Treme is where slaves, and all people of color, would congregate to sell hand-made goods and dance to Creole music.
To this day, the city and Treme pay homage to this community.
After the War of 1812, the city's population grew with an influx of Gallic, German, and Irish and became the country's wealthiest city.

In 1836, the city divided itself into three municipalities that remain today: the French Quarter, Treme, and Downtown.

The 1920s were, in hindsight, a sad time for New Orlean's historic Spanish architecture. Society wanted to modernize its aesthetic and removed a lot of its old-world charm. Thankfully, much is still preserved today.
Let's use this information to understand New Orlean's culture further and make the most out of our adventures.

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