The Louisiana Purchase changed the trajectory of U.S. expansion in the beginning of the 19th century, allowing the size of the country to grow by 530,000,000 acres. And at only a cost to the U.S. of ...

View a historic document linked to the Louisiana Purchase at the Louisiana Old State Capitol. Free admission from April 14 to July 11.

December 20, 1803 - The completion of the Louisiana Purchase was marked on Dec. 20, 1803, doubling the size of the country. The governor of the Mississippi Territory oversaw the transition of power ...

The ranch real estate experts at James Bigley Ranches explain the Louisiana Purchase in historical context and its long-term impact on land ownership in the U.S.