A History of the Rachal Family of White Point, Texas - New Page 1

On March 20, 1586, the Island is taken by Agrippa d'Aubigne.GeographyThe island has an area of about 175km 2 . It is a fertile and wellcultivated island on the Atlantic coast of France, that is on the Bayof Biscay. The climate is generally mild (maritime temperate) withsufficient but not excessive rainfall, but with probably from 3 to 15days of intense heat in the summer months of July and August,mostly grouped.Natchitoches, LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana is located in the western half of the state about half way betweenShreveport and Alexandria. The correct pronunciation is NAK-uh-tush.From Wikipedia:Natchitoches was established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St.Denis. It is the oldest permanent settlement within the borders ofthe 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Natchitoches was founded as aFrench outpost on the Red River for trade with Spanish-controlledMexico, with the French presence beginning as early as 1699. Thesettlement's site was established near a village of NatchitochesIndians which gave the city its name.After the Louisiana Purchase, Natchitoches experienced apopulation boom, and several plantations were built along the RedRiver. However, the course of the river shifted, bypassingNatchitoches and cutting off its lucrative connection with theMississippi River. A 33-mile (53 km) lake was left in the river'sprevious location.It became known as Cane River Lake. The lake runs through thecity‘s downtown historic district and Plantation Country. It servesas the spring break training location for numerous crew teams,such as Kansas State University, University of Kansas, WichitaState University, Murray State University and WashingtonUniversity.Natchitoches was the site of the 1973 plane crash that claimedsinger Jim Croce's life. Croce had just performed a concert oncampus for Northwestern State University students at PratherColiseum.9 | A H i s t o r y o f t h e R a c h a l F a m i l y