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“There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans …”
Letter of Thomas Jefferson to Robert R. Livingston (the U.S. Minister to France), April 18, 1802.
On the necessity of acquiring New Orleans from France.
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The links to your right will take you to the various parts of this work. As the project unfolds, the linked pages will update and more will be added. What is the 1718 Project?
A popular history, a cookbook, and a website commemorating the 2018 Tri-Centennial of the Founding of New Orleans.
Other project plans include:
(a) creation of classroom materials (including digital resources) for the New Orleans Tricentennial.
(b) workshop seminars for Social Studies teachers throughout New Orleans and Louisiana,(and perhaps the nation)
(c) school and public tours of relevant historical sites,
(d) public and private library activities, and possibly
(e) coordination of appropriate museum exhibits.
The 1718 Project is also open to contributions from other historians, writers, and anyone who loves this great city and its stupendous potential.