In colonial Louisiana, St Charles and St John Baptist parishes are called the First and Second German Coast, respectively. Show The German Coast was a region of early Louisiana settlement located above New Orleans on the Mississippi River — specifically, in St. John the Baptist and St. Charles parishes of present-day Acadiana. It's name dervies from the large population of German pioneers, who were settled in 1721 by John Law, and the Company of the Indies. When the company folded in 1731, the Germans became independant land-owners. Most of the German Coast settlers hailed from the Rhineland region of Germany and the German-speaking cantons, and at other places today bearing their name, Bayou des Allemands and Lake des Allemands ("Germans Bayou" and "Germans Lake," in French). However these areas were not solely settled by people from Germany or Acadia, in fact many of the "Germans" came from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France and some from Switzerland and Belgium. Links[edit | edit source]
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journal article GERMAN IMMIGRATION TO FRENCH COLONIAL LOUISIANA: A REEVALUATIONProceedings of the Meeting of the French Colonial Historical Society Vol. 4 (1979) , pp. 70-81 (12 pages) Published By: Michigan State University Press https://www.jstor.org/stable/45137327 Read and download Log in through your school or library Alternate access options For independent researchers Read Online Read 100 articles/month free Subscribe to JPASS Unlimited reading + 10 downloads Purchase article $5.00 - Download now and later Publisher Information Since its founding in 1947, the mission of the Michigan State University Press has been to be a catalyst for positive intellectual, social, and technological change through the publication of research and intellectual inquiry, making significant contributions to scholarship in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. Read Online (Free) relies on page scans, which are not currently available to screen readers. To access this article, please contact JSTOR User Support . We'll provide a PDF copy for your screen reader. With a personal account, you can read up to 100 articles each month for free. Get StartedAlready have an account? Log in Monthly Plan
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journal article The Germans in Louisiana in the Eighteenth CenturyLouisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter, 1967) , pp. 67-84 (18 pages) Published By: Louisiana Historical Association https://www.jstor.org/stable/4230935 Read and download Log in through your school or library Alternate access options For independent researchers Read Online Read 100 articles/month free Subscribe to JPASS Unlimited reading + 10 downloads Purchase article $8.00 - Download now and later Journal Information Louisiana History is a scholarly publication of the Louisiana Historical Association (LHA). Published quarterly, the journal began in 1960 and is consistently ranked as one of the top state-level historical journals in the country. Issues of the journal contain award-winning secondary articles, notes and documents of primary source material, book reviews, profiles of historical architecture, biographical sketches, and much more. Publisher Information The Louisiana Historical Association (LHA) was founded on April 11, 1889 for the purpose of collecting and disseminating historical information on Louisiana, a goal which remains the primary mission of the association. The LHA has attracted both academics and non-academic members over the years and strives to maintain an even balance between the two groups. In addition to Louisiana History, the LHA also publishes a quarterly newsletter to keep members informed of historical events occurring around the state and to keep members abreast of their fellow members' activities. The LHA hosts an annual state historical conference each Spring, at which members hear presentations of current historical research, share ideas and opinions about the history of the state, and browse the latest titles published on the state's history. Annual awards are given to members and students for their contributions to the study of Louisiana History. The LHA also publishes a number of books related to Louisiana History. Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. Why did Germans go to Louisiana?German immigrants are among Louisiana's first families. Within four years of the founding of New Orleans (1718), German families, fleeing poverty in their homeland, boarded Louisiana-bound vessels in search of a better life.
What did the Germans do in Louisiana?Although many died in transit, those Germans that safely arrived began the Herculean task of farming the buggy, swampy Louisiana land. These hard-working Germans are credited with feeding the struggling settlement of New Orleans, allowing it to survive, and introducing the accordion into Cajun music.
What was one reason why many German immigrants came to Louisiana in the 1800s?In the decade from 1845 to 1855, more than a million Germans fled to the United States to escape economic hardship. They also sought to escape the political unrest caused by riots, rebellion and eventually a revolution in 1848.
Where did German immigrants settle in Louisiana?Located upriver from New Orleans, the Côte des Allemands, as the French called it, was home to Germans attracted to Louisiana by John Law's campaign to help settle the struggling colony in 1721.
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