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2. French Colonial Historic District - Wikipedia

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   The French Colonial Historic District is a historic district that encompasses a major region of 18th-century French colonization in southwestern Illinois. The district is anchored by Fort de Chartres and Fort Kaskaskia , two important French settlements and military posts in what was then the Illinois Country .

3. Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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   Clark hoped to achieve a strategic coup by linking his expeditionary column with the French-speaking settlements of the Mississippi Valley. Clark and his men marched overland from Fort Massac, near the present-day Metropolis, Illinois, to Kaskaskia. They avoided being sighted by the British or their Native allies and arrived at Kaskaskia on ...

4. Fort de Chartres - Wikipedia

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   When rule of the area reverted to the French crown in the 1730s, officials began to discuss construction of a stone fortress. The government in New Orleans wanted to move the garrison permanently to Kaskaskia, but the local commandant argued for a location near the original site. 1778 map of the settlements near the fort in the Illinois County

5. Tikehau - Wikipedia

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   On a visit in 1987, Jacques Cousteau's research group made a study of Tikehau's lagoon and discovered that it contains a greater variety of fish species than any other place in French Polynesia. Today, Tikehau is a tourist destination, popular for its pink sand beaches and its exceptional underwater fauna.

6. Category : French colonial settlements of Illinois Country

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   French colonial settlements of Illinois Country — in the Colonial Louisiana domaine of New France. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories ...

7. French Polynesia has a culinary secret. It’s home to mouth ...

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   According to historical accounts, the first group of Chinese immigrants, primarily of the Hakka and Punti ethnicities, arrived in French Polynesia in 1865.. The majority were brought from China ...