Fort Jackson
Fort Jackson is a historic masonry fort located 40 miles up river from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It was constructed as a coastal defense of New Orleans, between 1822 and 1832, and it was a battle site during the American Civil War.
- Hamlet
- …is also known as “Fort Jackson, Louisiana”
- Description: historic fort in Louisiana, USA
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Nearby places include Fort St. Philip and Boothville.
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Buras
Buras is a census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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Fort Jackson
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Latitude
29.35772° or 29° 21′ 28″ north
Longitude
-89.45506° or 89° 27′ 18″ west
Open location code
76XG9G5V+3X
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Fort Jackson” goes by many names.
حصن جاكسون (لويزيانا)Arabic
杰克逊堡（路易斯安那州）Chinese
ジャクソン砦Japanese
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