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| Dauphin Island, 1724 |
| an ambitious project to channel the currents by means
of wooden structures, meant to protect the deep-water access to the Dauphin
Island port, across from Mobile CAOM, DFC Louisiane 6A.133 |
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| La Balise, 1731 |
| project for the creation of a landing pier at the mouth
of the Mississippi, so that ships can wait for more favorable conditions
to sail up to New Orleans CAOM, DFC, Louisiane 6B.112 |
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| Pauger, La Balise, project for a gun battery, 1724 |
| the engineer Pauger foresees the need for an advanced
defence of the mouth of the Mississippi CAOM, DFC Louisiane 6B.34 |
| The son of a lawyer in Dieppe, Adrien de Pauger entered the military, while his brother became a painter. As a young engineer, de Pauger gained the confidence of the Indies Company, and sailed for Louisiana at the head of a carefully selected group of workmen. He built Fort Balise at the mouth of the Mississippi and drew up the town plan for New Orleans. |
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| La Balise, 1731 |
| CAOM, DFC Louisiane 6B.111 |
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