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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1803-1823) - A U.S. Army fort established in 1803 on the site of older French and Spanish fortifications in present day New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Garrisoned during the [[War of 1812]]. Sold about 1823. Also known as [[Fort Pontchartrain]], [[Fort St. Jean]] and [[Spanish Fort]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1803-1823) - A U.S. Army fort established in 1803 on the site of older French and Spanish fortifications in present day New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Garrisoned during the [[War of 1812]]. Sold about 1823. Also known as [[Fort Pontchartrain]], [[Fort St. Jean]] and [[Spanish Fort]]. | ||
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Sold to [[Harvy Elkin]] in 1823. | Sold to [[Harvy Elkin]] in 1823. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Ruins in present day New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. | Ruins in present day New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. | ||
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'''Location:''' New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. | '''Location:''' New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. | ||
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Revision as of 21:13, 19 November 2013
Fort St. John (1) (1803-1823) - A U.S. Army fort established in 1803 on the site of older French and Spanish fortifications in present day New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Garrisoned during the War of 1812. Sold about 1823. Also known as Fort Pontchartrain, Fort St. Jean and Spanish Fort.
Fort St. John (1) History
Established in 1803 and rebuilt in 1808.
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Sold to Harvy Elkin in 1823.
Current Status
Ruins in present day New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 556105
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Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Maps & Images Lat: 30.0232576 Long: -90.0831279 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 351-352
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