French Quarter; The First Settlers On The Island Were French

The First Settlers On The Island Were French

A meer fourteen Frenchmen established the first colony of settlers on the island in 1629.

They made salt in the area known today as Grand-Case and lived more to the east in Quartier d’Orléans or French Quarter.

Sources: HARTOG J. DR., The History of Sint Maarten and Saint Martin, p.22