USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first fort built by D’Iberville at the original French settlement of Biloxi, was named to honor the French Minister of the Marine (Navy) and was located on a bluff overlooking the gulf. The Fort Maurepas settlement was named Biloxi for the local Indian tribe which lived on the Pascagoula River.

Detailed explanation-2: -Construction began 8 April 1699 and was completed by 25 April. The fort, named in honor of the French minister of marine and colonies, is believed to have been designed by Remy Reno, a draftsman with knowledge of military construction techniques who participated in Iberville’s expedition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fort Maurepas was constructed by the French in 1699 in what is now Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fort Maurepas, later known as Old Biloxi, was developed in colonial French Louisiana (New France) in April 1699 along the Gulf of Mexico (at present-day Ocean Springs, Mississippi). Fort Maurepas was designated temporarily as the capital of Louisiana (New France) in 1699.

Detailed explanation-5: -Because of adverse conditions at Fort Maurepas, including disease, a shortage of food, and poor morale, Iberville decided to relocate most of the colonists on the Mobile River, about 30 miles above its entrance into Mobile Bay.