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Sabine

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 , to protect the United States border with New Spain and to return order to the Neutral Strip.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 509 residents
  • Description: park in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Fort Jessup” and “Fort Jesup State Historic Site”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Many.

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is a small town in and is the parish seat of Sabine Parish. The town is also the gateway to the Louisiana portion of the Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Fort Jesup

Latitude
31.61295° or 31° 36′ 47″ north
Longitude
-93.40295° or 93° 24′ 11″ west
Population
509
Elevation
364 feet (111 metres)
Open location code
8638JH7W+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151416568
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4324997
Wiki­data ID
Q3885416
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Satellite Map

Discover Fort Jesup from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Jesup Cemetery and Hope Castle Cemetery.

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