Comparatively higher than the surrounding swamplands that were beneath sea level, the initial small settlement fared well against floods and hurricanes and a century later, found itself under the possession of a new and future global empire — the United States.

相对于周围低于海平面的沼泽，这个最初的小定居点在洪水和飓风中表现良好，一个世纪后，此处被一个新的未来全球帝国——美国所拥有。