This part of Louisiana is rich in Creole culture and food and offers visitors plenty of opportunities to learn about American ...

Miriam Horn talked about the geographical importance of the Mississippi watershed and the area obtained by the Louisiana Purchase.

Map from 1912 showing the purchase The Louisiana Purchase was a seminal moment for a new nation. The land involved in the 830,000 square mile treaty would eventually encompass 15 states.

The Louisiana Purchase was a bargain. But it came at a great human cost. In 1803, the United States nearly doubled in size when it bought the Louisiana Territory in a deal that shaped history.

People along rivers in seven states from Missouri to Louisiana may see a low-flying helicopter towing a long cylinder, starting late this month and going into July.

Every schoolchild learns about the Louisiana Purchase, the real estate deal that transferred the vast French colony to the United States in 1803 and transformed the nation in the process.

On this day in 1803, Robert Livingston, the U.S. minister to France, and James Monroe signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, doubling the size of the United States and paving the way for ...

The Louisiana Purchase, October 20, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase proved to be pivotal to Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.

Two-hundred-and-ten years ago today, U.S. and French officials signed the Louisiana Purchase. It was a big deal: President Thomas Jefferson bought 820,000 square miles of land from Napoleon, and ...

Description Miriam Horn talked about the geographical importance of the Mississippi watershed and the area obtained by the Louisiana Purchase.