Anne Rice's house on First St.

The Garden District

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March 30th 2013
Saturday we did a walking tour of the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Garden District. When New Orleans was settled, the French settled in (you guessed it) the French Quarter. When the US purchased Louisiana through the Louisiana purchase (a whole lot of history here) Americans from the east coast decided to move to Louisiana for cheap land and new opportunities. The Americ ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more