Fort Pike State Historic Site
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Address | 27100 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70129, United States |
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Area | 4 |
Year built | 1819 |
Phone | +1 504-255-9171 |
Added to NRHP | August 14, 1972 |
NRHP Reference Number | 72000557 |
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ID | 2333823 |
About Fort Pike State Historic Site
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.
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