Fort Pike Historic Site New Orleans, LA
After almost 200 years Fort Pike was closed to the public in 2015. Why because of budget cuts by the state.
The fort was built in 1819 to protect New Orleans and the Gulf Coast against British or other invasion of the United States. During the Seminole Wars in Florida through the 1820s, the US temporarily held Seminole Indians who had been taken prisoner and were later moved to the Indian reservation in Oklahoma. In 1861 the Louisiana Continental Guard took over and in 1890 the Army left the fort after that the fort was used for many other purposes. In 1972 Fort Pike was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Fort Pike State Historic Site is a decommissioned 19th-century United States fort, named after Brigadier General Zebulon Pike. It was built following the War of 1812 to guard the Rigolets pass in Louisiana, a strait from the Gulf of Mexico, via Lake Borgne, to Lake Pontchartrain bordering New Orleans.[2] It was located near the community of Petite Coquille, now within the city limits of New Orleans.
After the War of 1812, the United States built the fort in 1819 to protect New Orleans and the Gulf Coast against British or other invasion of the United States. During the Seminole Wars in Florida through the 1820s, the US temporarily held Seminole Indians here who had been taken prisoner. They were eventually transported to the Seminole Reservation in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma.)
The Louisiana Continental Guard took control of the fort in 1861, just weeks before Louisiana joined the Confederacy and the American Civil War began.
When Union forces captured New Orleans in 1862, the Confederate forces evacuated Fort Pike. The Union reestablished control of the installation, using it as a base for raids. The fort also became a site for training of United States Colored Troops, established in 1864. These soldiers in the South included mostly former slaves.
The fort was abandoned by the United States Army in 1890. No cannon was ever been fired in battle at Fort Pike. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
It was maintained as part of a state park, known as the Fort Pike State Historic Site.
Before Hurricane Katrina, the fort's brick-and-mortar structure was decaying. The 2005 storm surge exacerbated the problems. It temporarily completely submerged the entire fort, and destroyed adjacent state park buildings. the site officially reopened on May 2, 2008.but, due to damage caused by Hurricane Gustav in early September 2008, the park was closed indefinitely. As of June 2009, the fort was open. It is undergoing extensive repairs and restoration work.
After Hurricane Isaac in 2012, the fort was closed indefinitely pending repairs and debris cleanup.
The fort was re-opened to visitors following Hurricane Isaac, but closed again in February 2015 due to state budget cuts.
Fort Pike, Louisiana
Fort Pike State Historic Site is a decommissioned 19th-century United States fort, named after Brigadier General Zebulon Pike. It was built following the War of 1812 to guard the Rigolets pass in Louisiana, a strait from the Gulf of Mexico, via Lake Borgne, to Lake Pontchartrain bordering New Orleans.[2] It was located near the community of Petite Coquille, now within the city limits of New Orleans. - wikipedia-
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Fort Pike New Orleans, LA 200th Anniversary Celebration 2019
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HISTORICAL PLACES OF LOUISIANA STATE,U S A IN GOOGLE EARTH
HISTORICAL PLACES OF LOUISIANA STATE,U S A
1. FORT MACOMB,NEW ORLEANS 30° 3'53.33N 89°48'15.87W
2. STATE EXHIBIT MUSEUM,SHREVEPORT 32°28'48.78N 93°47'5.96W
3. FORT JACKSON,BURAS 29°21'25.03N 89°27'20.08W
4. STATE ART&SCIENCE MUSEUM,BATON ROUGE 30°26'46.20N 91°11'25.25W
5. GLOBAL POWER MUSEUM,BARKSDALE 32°30'48.82N 93°40'59.65W
6. ST.PATRICK'S CHURCH,NEW ORLEANS 29°56'47.19N 90° 4'10.69W
7. FORT LIVINGSTON,ISLE GRANDE TERRE 29°16'27.36N 89°56'40.54W
8. ST.FRANCIS XAVIER CATHEDRAL,ALEXANDRIA 31°18'44.97N 92°26'52.16W
9. AUDUBON ZOO,NEW ORLEANS 29°55'17.46N 90° 7'52.27W
10. FORT SAINT PHILLIP,BURAS 29°21'47.44N 89°27'50.84W
11. OLD STATE CAPITOL BUILDING,BATON ROUGE 30°26'47.63N 91°11'20.37W
12. NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART,NEW ORLEANS 29°59'11.66N 90° 5'36.10W
13. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHEDRAL,LAKE CHARLES 30°13'36.12N 93°13'0.11W
14. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BRIDGE (LONGEST LAKE BRIDGE 40 KMS) 30°12'22.29N 90° 7'29.01W
15. LDS TEMPLE,BATON ROUGE 30°21'45.72N 91° 6'30.04W
16. STATUE OF GENERAL ROBERT LEE,NEW ORLEANS 29°56'36.07N 90° 4'20.83W
17. BLUE BAYOU WATERPARK,BATON ROUGE 30°20'43.49N 91° 1'36.20W
18. CATHOLIC CHURCH,NEW ORLEANS 29°55'34.21N 90° 6'2.00W
19. FORT PIKE,NEW ORLEANS 30° 9'57.57N 89°44'11.92W
20. ST.LOUIS CATHEDRAL,NEW ORLEANS 29°57'28.99N 90° 3'49.56W
21. LOUISIANA STATE CAPITOL,BATON ROUGE 30°27'26.07N 91°11'14.53W
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Fort Macomb is a 19th-century United States brick fort in Louisiana, on the western shore of Chef Menteur Pass.
The United States built the current brick fort in 1822, just seven years after British forces invaded the New Orleans area from the sea, at the close of the War of 1812.
A Confederate State army garrison took control of and occupied the fort starting on January 28th, 1861, early in the American Civil War. In 1862 the Union Army regained control of the fort and also occupied New Orleans.
In 1867 the barracks caught fire, after which the fort was largely abandoned by the U.S. Army. It was decommissioned in 1871. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Fort Macomb is a 19th-century United States brick fort in Louisiana, on the western shore of Chef Menteur Pass.It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The fort is adjacent to the Venetian Isles community, now legally within the city limits of New Orleans, Louisiana.This community was some miles distant from the city when first built and is still distant from the main developed portion of the city.
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On our adventure we stumbled upon Fort Pike. The fort was built in 1818 to guard against British reinvasion of the United States. It came under the control of the Louisiana Continental Guard in 1861, just weeks before Louisiana joined the Confederacy. The Union reclaimed the fort in 1862 while resident troops were engaged at the Battle of Vicksburg. Before Hurricane Katrina, the fort's brick-and-mortar structure was decaying. The storm surge exacerbated the problems, temporarily completely submerging the entire fort, and destroyed adjacent state park buildings. The site officially reopened on May 2, 2008 . However, due to damage caused by Hurricane Gustav in early September 2008, the park was closed indefinitely. As of June 2009 the fort was open and was undergoing extensive repairs and restoration work.
It is also reported (via NPS signposts) that Seminole Indian prisoners were kept here after being captured, and before being sent further west.
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Fort Macomb is a 19th-century United States brick fort in Louisiana, on the western shore of Chef Menteur Pass. it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The fort is adjacent to the Venetian Isles community, now legally within the city limits of New Orleans, Louisiana. This community was some miles distant from the city when first built and is still distant from the main developed portion of the city.
Chef Menteur Pass is a water route from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Pontchartrain and the lakeshore of New Orleans. (The other route is the Rigolets; both straits connect Pontchartrain to the Gulf via Lake Borgne.) An earlier fort at the site was called Fort Chef Menteur.
The United States built the current brick fort in 1822, just seven years after British forces invaded the New Orleans area from the sea, at the close of the War of 1812. It was named Fort Wood in 1827 renamed Fort Macomb in 1851, for General Alexander Macomb, former Chief of Engineers and the second Commanding General of the United States Army.
The small fort shaped like a pie wedge has a curved front facing the channel; the curve overlaps the two straight walls, forming demi-bastions. At the salient of the two straight walls is a full bastion facing landward. The fort was surrounded by two wet ditches (moats) with extensive outworks between the ditches. On the parade stands a citadel, a defensive barracks.
A Confederate States Army garrison took control of and occupied the fort starting on 28 January 1861 early in the American Civil War. In 1862 the Union Army regained control of the fort and also occupied New Orleans.
In 1867 the barracks caught fire, after which the fort was largely abandoned by the U.S. Army. It was decommissioned in 1871.
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The Mississippi river in MN in the winter.
The Mississippi starts here in Minnesota, and ends down in Louisiana at the Gulf of Mexico. This is what it looks like here in the winter. If you live near the Mississippi I would love to see or hear what it looks like where you live.
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The LSU Libraries' Special Collections presents State of Transition: Louisiana circa 1812, a bicentennial commemoration of statehood on display March 12 through June 2, 2012, at LSU's Hill Memorial Library. For more information call (225) 578-6544 or visit the library's web site at lib.lsu.edu/special.