French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville charted Ship Island, the only deep-water harbor between Mobile Bay and the Mississippi River, in 1699. The island was used as a base of operations in finding the mouth of the Mississippi River and served as a point of immigration to French colonies in the New World. Learn more in this 6-week course starting June 15, History of Western Civilization from 1648 (HIST V82), just $46 per credit for California residents. CS/CSU Transfer Credit.
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