Ville de L'Anse-à-Veau, Anse-à-Veau Center, Nippes, Haiti, is the central business district of Anse-à-Veau and is located on the Brossard River where it is crossed by Route Departmentale 21.
Ville de L'Anse-à-Veau
Neighboring sections
| 〰️North〰️ Canal de La Gonâve |
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West  1re Baconnois-Grand Fond |
Anse-à-Veau |
East 2e Grande-Rivière Joly |
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Southwest  Baconnois |
About[]
Some people say the city is sad.
Its port, not open to foreign trade, once offered a mooring to a rather strong vessels, but it can no longer receive today only feeble boats. In 1800, under Toussaint-Louverture, it was open to foreign trade, giving it an advantage. There will soon be more anchorage even for small boats, if one does not remedy it. A bench of madrepores places at its entrance extends more and more, and the vase and the sand carted by the small river that flows there fill it inside, and will soon move the gully through which one enters the port against the northerly winds so dangerous in these around but it'll have contain them within the neccesary limits.
"A commander of the arrondissement of Anse-à-Veau killed this town, which was so commercial, just by transforming a bayahonde wood into a field of manoeuvre that stopped the alluvial of the Acul River de Savanes River, contained it in its bed and obstrucing the port. Instead of having its shopping center on the market square of the high city, as in the past, on a dry ground, in a safe site, swept by the sea wind, Anse-à-Veau now develops like a snake along the road from Miragoâne to Les Cayes, from Champ Fleury to Morne Rouge, on an alluvial terrain, in an unhealthy site. Low aerated; the port has silked and the ships avoid it: a swamp has replaced the bayahonde wood and the field of manoeuvre of the locals militias. All this was still seen in 1877. Until then we had groan without being able to retake the evil done fifteen years ago by a military administrator conceited and resentful. " (The constitutions of Haiti)
History[]
Laval habitation[]
- In January 1803, Battalion Chief Francisque of the Independent Army faced defeat at the hands of French General Darbois, prompting Geffrard to rally the fugitives at this location.
- General Gérin, the Minister of War, had rented this property from the State and was present there when he received news on October 10, 1806, regarding the arrest of General Moreau in Karatas and the insurrection in the South against Emperor Dessalines. He aligned himself with the revolution under the influence of Madame Widow Abel, the sister of General Geffrard, and emerged as its principal leader.
- In 1811, I. F. Lespinasse took charge of this property, which was overseen by General Gérin. It was here that he developed an interest in agricultural ventures, in which he later excelled. In 1812, Laval was granted to I. C. Imbert as a national gift.
• In March 1863, Eug Nau found minerals containing 90% iron oxide at the Ravine-aux-Sables habitation.
Points of interest[]
• 3 leagues from Anse-å-Veau is Moreau, a superb cave that seems to have been an Indian temple. Inside an enormous stone which certainly was to serve as an altar for the religious ceremonies of the Indians.
• 1 mile from Anse a Veau is Trou Bouqui, a beautiful cave located at the Brossard locality; it is spacious. In rainy weather it has accomadated 10 soldiers.
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