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Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the indigenous Natchitoches people. The City of Natchitoches was incorporated on February 5, 1819, after Louisiana had become a state in 1812. It is the oldest permanent settlement in the land acquired by the Louisiana Purchase.
The settlement of Natchitoches (along the Red River in present-day northwest Louisiana) was established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, making it the oldest permanent settlement in the territory that then composed the Louisiana colony. The French settlement had two purposes: to establish trade with the Spanish in Texas via the Old San ...
Natchitoches Historic District (/ ˈ n æ k ə t ɪ ʃ / NAK-ə-tish; named after the indigenous people of the area), also known as Natchitoches National Historic Landmark District, is a historic district encompassing the heart of Natchitoches, Louisiana, the oldest permanent European settlement in what is now Louisiana, and the oldest permanent European settlement in the wider geographic area ...
The fort continued to serve as a military outpost and commercial trade center until 1762, when France’s defeat by England in the French and Indian War forced her to cede the Louisiana (New France) colony to Spain. [6] The fort turned into the city of Natchitoches. Natchitoches is the oldest permanent European settlement in the Louisiana ...
Natchitoches is the oldest permanent settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley, founded by the French in 1714 (four years before New Orleans). 31: New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building: New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building
The original settlement was the fourth oldest permanent English settlement in the United States. 1634: Trois-Rivières: Quebec: Canada: 1634: Willemstad: Curaçao: Kingdom of the Netherlands: Formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles, now a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands: 1635 Hingham: Massachusetts United States
It is the oldest permanent European settlement within the borders of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. [64] Natchitoches was founded as a French outpost on the Red River for trade with Spanish-controlled Mexico ; French traders settled there as early as 1699.
The settlement of Natchitoches (along the Red River in present-day northwest Louisiana) was established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, [51] making it the oldest permanent European settlement in the modern state of Louisiana. The French settlement had two purposes: to establish trade with the Spanish in Texas via the Old San Antonio ...