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Part 3: Early Years
founding of Louisport, Louisport had a population of 1,200 people, with a Church, Dock, Mill, Market and small residential zones laid out in a simple grid pattern. Rochelle and Elouara were pretty similar. Other small towns were emerging, such as Noura (an aboriginal name), Dufresne (named for the explorer) and Lac Saint-Louis (a religious name). Two settlement parties arrived during this time, in 1783 carrying 1,200 settlers and in 1788 carrying 1,600 settlers. In 1789, ten years later, the French population of Terre Australe was around 14,000 people, using a 3.5% annual natural growth rate (pretty dang high, only matched by a few third-world countries today, as colonial societies bred like rabbits) plus the 2,800 settlers that arrived in that time. Of course, a wave (at least for that time period) of settlers were about to arrive, as big things were about to happen back home...
Part 3: Early Years
The 10 (and a half) years between the founding of the Terre Australe colonies and the French Revolution back home was a time of getting off the ground and developing the necessary infrastructure to create a successful colony. Land was cleared, farms were settled and towns were founded further from the initial ports. In 1789, nine years after thefounding of Louisport, Louisport had a population of 1,200 people, with a Church, Dock, Mill, Market and small residential zones laid out in a simple grid pattern. Rochelle and Elouara were pretty similar. Other small towns were emerging, such as Noura (an aboriginal name), Dufresne (named for the explorer) and Lac Saint-Louis (a religious name). Two settlement parties arrived during this time, in 1783 carrying 1,200 settlers and in 1788 carrying 1,600 settlers. In 1789, ten years later, the French population of Terre Australe was around 14,000 people, using a 3.5% annual natural growth rate (pretty dang high, only matched by a few third-world countries today, as colonial societies bred like rabbits) plus the 2,800 settlers that arrived in that time. Of course, a wave (at least for that time period) of settlers were about to arrive, as big things were about to happen back home...
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