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The first French colony, under the direction of M. D’Iberville, is planted at the entrance of Perdido Bay. A fort is built at Biloxi. M. de Bienville is associated with Iberville in the government of the colony. From this period the country on the Mississippi is called Louisiana, a name given to it by Hennepin ninety year before, in honer of Louis XIV.” Ling’s Chron: p: 86. | |||
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The first French colony, under the direction of M. D’Iberville, is planted at the entrance of Perdido Bay. A fort is built at Biloxi. M. de Bienville is associated with Iberville in the government of the colony. From this period the country on the Mississippi is called Louisiana, a name given to it by Hennepin ninety year before, in honer of Louis XIV.” Ling’s Chron: p: 86.