73473-sb1-24.tif

"Site of New Biloxi. The capital of the French Colony of Louisiana was moved to this site in 1719. It was here that John Law was quartered when the Mississippi bubble burst and to where many of his followers came following the collapse of the project."
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  2. Gov Recs
  3. federal
  4. 443
  5. pictorial-history-south-m...
  6. 73473-sb1-24

Details

  • Title: Pictorial History, South Mississippi … WPA Mississippi Historical Research Project, 1936-1937
  • Description: "Site of New Biloxi. The capital of the French Colony of Louisiana was moved to this site in 1719. It was here that John Law was quartered when the Mississippi bubble burst and to where many of his followers came following the collapse of the project."
  • Call Number: Series 0443
  • Filename: 73473-sb1-24.tif