Alt-1920s New Orleans - Revision history

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Festivals

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	== '''Festivals''' ==		== '''Festivals''' ==
	* -- [[Carnival]] -- (January 6th to Mardi Gras)		* -- Carnival -- (January 6th to Mardi Gras)
	* -- [[Mardi Gras]] -- (February)		* -- [[Mardi Gras]] -- (February)
	* -- [[Black Heritage Festival]] -- (Early March)		* -- [[Black Heritage Festival]] -- (Early March)

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	New Orleans is located at 29°57′53″N 90°4′14″W (29.964722, −90.070556) on the banks of the Mississippi River, approximately 105 miles (169 km) upriver from the Gulf of Mexico. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 350.2 square miles (907 km2), of which 180.56 square miles (467.6 km2), or 51.55%, is land. The city is located in the Mississippi River Delta on the east and west banks of the Mississippi River and south of Lake Pontchartrain. The area along the river is characterized by ridges and hollows.		New Orleans is located at 29°57′53″N 90°4′14″W (29.964722, −90.070556) on the banks of the Mississippi River, approximately 105 miles (169 km) upriver from the Gulf of Mexico. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 350.2 square miles (907 km2), of which 180.56 square miles (467.6 km2), or 51.55%, is land. The city is located in the Mississippi River Delta on the east and west banks of the Mississippi River and south of Lake Pontchartrain. The area along the river is characterized by ridges and hollows.

			== '''Nearby Communities''' ==

			* [[Alt-1920s Abita Springs]]

			* [[Alt-1920s Mandeville]]

	== '''Climate''' ==		== '''Climate''' ==

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Short Stories

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	== '''Short Stories''' ==		== '''Short Stories''' ==
	* -- [[Shadows over Storyville]] -- A short story that Bruce is working on in his alternative 1920s New Orleans.		* -- [[Shadows over Storyville]] -- A short story that Bruce is working on in his alternative 1920s New Orleans.
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	== '''Websites''' ==		== '''Websites''' ==

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Websites

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			== '''Short Stories''' ==
			* -- [[Shadows over Storyville]] -- A short story that Bruce is working on in his alternative 1920s New Orleans.

	== '''Websites''' ==		== '''Websites''' ==
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w_itoTQi_U {U-tube Video}		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w_itoTQi_U {U-tube Video}

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Visitors

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	=== <span style="color:#800000;"> <u>'''Visitors'''</u> ===		=== <span style="color:#800000;"> <u>'''Visitors'''</u> ===
	* <span style="color:#800000;"> -- [[Hans Schultz]] -- Sewer Rat Elder of Frankfurt and sire of: Adair, Althea, Jane, Roger.
	* -- <span style="color:#800000;"> [[Adair Simpkin]] -- Embraced Circa 1915 -- Sire ? -- Originally from Kentucky and fought in WWI.
	* <span style="color:#800000;"> -- [[Althea the Alchemist]] -- Underground Chemist and would be Alchemist.
	* <span style="color:#800000;"> -- [[Jane the Spy]] -- American heiress and woman of international intrigue.
	* -- <span style="color:#800000;"> [[Roger Sinclair]] -- Embraced Circa 1918 -- Sire ? -- From Indiana and fought in WWI
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	;[[North America]]		;[[North America]] -x- [[Alt-1920s Covington]]
	== '''Quote''' ==		== '''Quote''' ==
	''"It is the most congenial city in America that I know of and it"''<br>		''"It is the most congenial city in America that I know of and it"''<br>

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20th Century

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	=== '''20th Century''' ===		=== '''20th Century''' ===
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20th Century

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	=== '''20th Century''' ===		=== '''20th Century''' ===
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	In the early part of the 20th century the Francophone character of the city was still much in evidence, with one 1902 report describing "one-fourth of the population of the city speaks French in ordinary daily intercourse, while another two-fourths is able to understand the language perfectly." As late as 1945, one still encountered elderly Creole women who spoke no English. The last major French language newspaper in New Orleans, L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans, ceased publication on December 27, 1923, after ninety-six years; according to some sources Le Courrier de la Nouvelle Orleans continued until 1955.		In the early part of the 20th century the Francophone character of the city was still much in evidence, with one 1902 report describing "one-fourth of the population of the city speaks French in ordinary daily intercourse, while another two-fourths is able to understand the language perfectly." As late as 1945, one still encountered elderly Creole women who spoke no English. The last major French language newspaper in New Orleans, L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans, ceased publication on December 27, 1923, after ninety-six years; according to some sources Le Courrier de la Nouvelle Orleans continued until 1955.

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The Epidemics of 17th - 18th - 19th Centuries