The Cantillon Settlers

Tuesday's post had me thinking about the Cantillon settlement, established over three hundred years ago. Who were these people? If you remember my post a while ago on it, I said this appeared to be the first real effort by the French at settling the area now known as Ouachita Parish. They set up residence … Continue reading The Cantillon Settlers →

Fort Miro/Ouachita Settlement Semiquincentennial Coin

I found this curious coin for sale on eBay and bought it. I have it in a holder, hence the white "fingers" holding it in place. After a little research, I found that the Louisiana Numismatic Association produced different metal coins each year commemorating different Louisiana historical events and sites. They honor whatever city they … Continue reading Fort Miro/Ouachita Settlement Semiquincentennial Coin →

A Ouachita Settlement Before Fort Miro?

I was reading a thesis called, "Study of landscape changes in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana" by Danny Allen. It was all about the effects of human settlement in Ouachita Parish on the landscape (read the whole thing here: https://openresearch.okstate.edu/entities/publication/830ea04f-026d-428a-a54a-fd0fc0626485 ) when I found something I hadn't heard before. This thesis claimed that in 1719, France decided … Continue reading A Ouachita Settlement Before Fort Miro? →