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| South America & Caribbean:Mexico, Central America and Venezuela are revolting against Spanish rule.. | |||||||||||
| North America:American sailors are being impressed into the British Navy. The United States declares war, wins naval battles, but loses outposts in Michigan, James Madison is re-elected president. Missouri Territory established. Eli Whitney manufactures more muskets. | |||||||||||
| Europe: Russia invaded by Napoleon. Wellington enters Madrid. Gas Lights in London. Lord Byron, Beethoven. | |||||||||||
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January 1812
January 11 The steamboat S. S. New Orleans returns to New Orleans. It has survived encounters with the New Madrid Earthquake, childbirth, hostile Indians and river pirates. January 28, 1812 The Constitutional Convention is adjourned. |
February 1812
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March 1812
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April 1812
April 8, 1812 Louisiana is admitted into the United States by an Act of Congress to take effect on April 30, 1812. |
May 1812
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June 1812
June 27, 1812; The first Legislature under the state constitution assembles. The first officials of the State of Louisiana are: Governor - William C. C. Claiborne; President of the Senate - Julien Poydras; Speaker of the House - P. B. St. Martin; Treasurer - J. Montegut; Secretary of State - L. B. Macarty; Representative in Congress - Thomas Bolling Robertson; United States Senators - A. B. Magruder, J. N. Destrehan (Declined) and Thomas Posey; Judges of the Supreme Court - Hall, Mathews and P A C Bourguignon Derbigny. |
July 1812
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August 1812
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September 1812
 Sept. 1, 1812 A legislative act changes the upper boundary of incorporated New Orleans to the lower line of the Ursuline Nun’s plantation which is called Felicity Street. This change incorporates land that has passed from Bienville to the Jesuits, to various owners since 1763. The five up-river faubourgs that are included are St. Mary (St. Marie), Delord, Saulet, Lacourse (racetrack) and Annunciation.The area above Felicity Street will become Jefferson Parish in 1825. September 19, 20 A hurricane destroys ships on the River and on Lake Pontchartrain. Many soldiers at Ft. St. Philip die. |
October 1812
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November 1812
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December 1812
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| The role of Zachary Taylor during the War of 1812 is mostly administrative. Taylor resigns when faced with a reduced commission, but after a brief stab at farming President James Madison, a distant relative, offers him a commission as a major. Taylor will remain in the army until elected President over thirty years later. He builds forts and roads, regulates troops and works constantly at recruitment. His military career also takes him to Michigan, Maryland, St. Louis and the Seminole War in Florida, as well as his Mexican War experience, which brought him national fame. | Julien Poydras is chosen presidential elector, president of the first constitutional convention and president of the newly formed state senate. | Constancia Plantation (1812) is established. It will later be called Uncle Sam Plantation and will be one of Louisiana’s great sugar plantations. Erected by Samuel P.A. Fagot between 1837-1843, the mansion and its many side buildings of Greek Revival architecture dominated this site until demolished during a move of river Levee in 1940. Memorabilia and framed photographs of the complex can be seen in the lobby of Freeport Chemical Company which was later built on the site. Cedar Grove Plantation house is built for Jean-Baptiste Drouet and will be one of Louisiana’s most prosperous sugar plantations. Originally it had a raised basement on brick piers which was lost when the house was moved to escape the encroaching river. It has been the Tchoupitoulas Plantation Restaurant in Waggaman, La. since 1964. |
The Half Moon Bluff Baptist Church in Franklinton, La. (Washington Parish) is organized as the first Protestant church in Louisiana outside of New Orleans. |
During this time the land under the rope walk is confirmed to Elisha Winters. The first State Capital building is the 1763 building at the corner of Toulouse and Old Levee to Chartres behind the Almonaster buildings. A new street is cut called Jefferson (later Wilkinson) and the new square is divided into 26 lots. |
L’Hermitage Plantation is a Greek Revival
mansion built near Darrow in Ascension
Parish by Marius Pons Bringier as wedding gift for his son Michael
Douradose, who served under General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New
Orleans. He named the house for Jackson’s home in Nashville Tennessee.
The Jacksons visited here in the 1820s. It was purchased and restored
1959 by Dr. R. C. Judice and is a private residence today.
Montpelier is the St. Helena Parish seat from 1812-1832. The Land Office - a clearinghouse for public lands between the Mississippi and the Pearl Rivers is here from 1812-1837, Montpelier Academy 1833-1840. Early post office St. Helena 1814-1859. Connected to the Natchez Trace. Blaise Cenas John Watkins |
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