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| South America & Caribbean: Simon Bolivar becomes president of Venezuela after a decisive victory over royalists in August. Jose de San Martin liberates Peru in July. Independence is also claimed by Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama. University of Buenos Aires. | |||||||||||
| North America:Mexico, including Texas and California declares independence from Spain in February. For the next twenty years the United States will attract an average of 35,000 Irish immigrants each year. Missouri becomes the 24th state. Stephen F. Austin (28) obtains a grant and begins to settle Americans in Texas. Natural gas well in New York. George Washington University. The Saturday Evening Post. James Fenimore Cooper |
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| Europe: Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic rotation. Napoleon dies on St. Helena. Walter Scott, von Weber. | |||||||||||
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On October 8, 1821, James Mather dies at the large sugar plantation near Lutcher owned by the Mather family until sold in 1879. |
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1821 William B. Robertson becomes Governor. Poker has been adapted in New Orleans from games of French and Persian origins. |
In 1821 a Frenchman, Edouard de Montulé describes the Mississippi River - covered with a forest of ships of all sizes; its depth permits them to come right to the shore, formed by a levee which stems its force. He continues, Without this dike, New Orleans would be inundated, for the level of the river is four or five feet above that of the city, which becomes even lower as one leaves the river and eventually loses itself, so to speak, in marsh land. | John James Audubon arrives in West Feliciana Parish where he will return in 1823 to produce 80 of his Birds of America series. Audubon also lived at 706 Barracks St. for $10 a month. | Grand Coteau in St. Landry Parish is an early and important center of Catholic education noted for its Creole architecture. The town developed around the Academy of Sacred Heart, founded in 1821, and St. Charles Jesuit College, founded in 1837. | Patrick McDermott, a miller, obtained a Spanish land grant in the Felicianas in 1804 for the land shown to him by Baron De Carondelet. His daughter Emily married Dr. Henry Barnes who built the Georgian style Waverly Plantation house in 1821. The house is entirely of wood with fan transoms and sidelights, hand-carved moldings and mantels. The built in cupboards and closets are not typical of the time. John James Audubon will teach dancing here to augment his finances and McDermott’s son, known as Flying Charlie McDermott, experiments with a flying machine on which he was granted a patent in the 1830s. It is to be restored in 1921 by Mr. and Mrs. George M. Lester. Sheltered between two great live oaks, Waguespack Plantation home was built or extensively remodeled this year. It has also been known as Laura Farm since 1891 when Laura Locoul, a descendent of the original owner sold her portion of the acreage to A. Florian Waguespack with the stipulation that the house and lands retain her name. It is still a private residence owned by the Waguespack family. The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is the first church in Lafayette Parish. l’Eglise St. Jean du Vermilion. is built on a gift of this site by Jean Mouton. Juan Filhiol William Wickoff James Mather |
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