Despite the important role of people of color, enslaved and free, very little was written about them, they were usually listed by first name only on early...
Timelines of historical happenings in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana for the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. From the founding of the parish to the year 2000.
Source: Phase II National Register Testing of 3 Archaeological Sites Planters had speculated about the feasibility of sugar cane since the early 1700’s...
Source: Phase II National Register Testing of 3 Archaeological Sites on the Northwest Shore – St. Charles Parish, Louisiana Courtesy of St. Charles...
From the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1945 Volume II Spain in the Mississippi Valley, 1765-1794 Pages 127-128 Most...
By Maureen Downey Approximately 12,000 years ago, when the climate was much cooler and drier, people first wandered into what is now the Southeastern Region of...
The history of St. Charles Parish reaches back to the earliest settlements in the Louisiana territory, that vast expanse of land later known as the Louisiana...
18th Century Timeline Ancient Civilization – Forgotten Cultures (PreHistory to 1500AD) Exploration and Discovery (1542-1647) The French Colonial Period...
