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Where did iberville establish the first colony in the Louisiana Territory?

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Fort Maurepas/Old Biloxi or known today as Ocean Springs, Mississippi

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Before heading back to France, Iberville established the first settlement of the Louisiana colony, in April 1699 as Fort Maurepas or Old Biloxi (at present-day Ocean Springs, Mississippi), and appointed Sauvolle de la Villantry as the governor with Bienville as Lieutenant.

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