Curepipe
In Curepipe, Mauritius, the term "caserne" refers to the old military barracks, also known as the "Line Barracks".The name "Curepipe" comes from the French phrase "curer sa pipe," which means "to clean one's pipe." Travelers used to stop there to clean their pipes in the past.
These barracks had tall stone walls and featured metal "S" shapes, which were put up by the French military engineers at the time. Curepipe really started to grow when a malaria outbreak hit in the 1860s. Many folks from Port Louis moved to the cooler highlands to escape the disease.
The town also saw early development with roads, shops, and housing popping up. The first market opened in 1878 and was rebuilt in cement in 1917. One of the oldest schools, the Royal College Curepipe, moved to the area because of the malaria situation. They both share a road named after Docteur Joseph Rivière.
Port Louis
The Casernes Centrales, or Line Barracks, were built between 1740 and 1744 under French Governor Bertrand-François Mahé de Labourdonnais. In 1922, the barracks were turned into the colony’s police headquarters, which is still in use today.
The "Caserne" in Port Louis, known as Caserne Centrale, refers to these historical barracks from the French colonial era. The word "caserne" itself comes from the French term for barracks, originally meant to house French and later British troops. The complex initially served as the headquarters for colonial forces from both nations.
I did some research on Google Earth to find similarities between the 2 Joseph Rivière,here is what I found :
The first one is from Curepipe and the second one from Port Louis.The red lines are Doctor Joseph Rivière,as you can see this road links many road.
You might be curious about who Doctor Joseph Rivière was.Well, he was a doctor and a peace activist who started the International Medical Association against War (IMAW) back in 1905. He graduated from the Paris Medical Faculty, and by 1914, the IMAW had members in more than 40 countries. His contributions as a doctor and peaceworker are well-documented in historical research. You may also wonder what is a peace activist .A peace activist is someone who advocates for and works towards achieving peace, often through nonviolent means, and actively opposes war and conflict
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Now that you know that Doctor Joseph Rivière was a peace activist you may agree with me on this fact, since both of the links a lot of roads they are like Joseph Rivière as a peace activist link people, but that’s only my opinions.
Now there is another similarity, they both have driving schools, and Doctor Joseph Rivière is one of the roads they use.
I also live on Doctor Joseph Rivière Street and I think it’s quite important to know some things about the area in which I live in.
Learning about where I live and its history really connects with SDG 4, which is all about quality education. Plus, I'm picking up cool stuff about my country just by exploring my street.
MLA:
Collection, Welcome. "Joseph-Alexandre Rivière (1859–1946), Electrotherapist
and Pacifist." ART UK, artuk.org/discover/artworks/
joseph-alexandre-riviere-18591946-electrotherapist-and-pacifist-125687.
Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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