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Fort Pike State Historic Site

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Address27100 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70129, United States
Area 4
Year built1819
Phone +1 504-255-9171
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1972
NRHP Reference Number72000557
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2333823
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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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