Fort Jesup
Fort Jesup, also known as Fort Jesup State Historic Site or Fort Jesup or Fort Jesup State Monument, was built in 1822, 22 miles west of Natchitoches, Louisiana, to protect the United States border with New Spain and to return order to the Neutral Strip.
- Hamlet with 509 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 364 feet (111 metres)
- Description: park in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
- Also known as“Fort Jessup”“Fort Jesup State Historic Site”
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Latitude
31.61295° or 31° 36′ 47″ north
Longitude
-93.40295° or 93° 24′ 11″ west
Open location code
8638JH7W+5R
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Fort Jesup” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Jesup State Historic Site”
- Cebuano: “Fort Jesup”
- Chinese: “傑瑟普堡”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن جيسوب”
- French: “fort Jesup”
- French: “Fort Jesup”
- German: “Fort Jesup”
- Gilaki: “فؤرت جسیپ (لۊئيزيانا)”
- Gilaki: “فؤرت جسیپ”
- Persian: “فورت جسوپ”
- Serbian: “Форт Џесап”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Fort Jesup”
- Welsh: “Fort Jesup”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Jesup Cemetery and Hope Castle Cemetery.
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