Fort Jesup State Historic Site
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.- Park
- …lies at an elevation of 417 feet (127 metres)
- Also known as“Cantonment Jesup”“Fort Jessup State Commemorative Area”“Fort Jesup State Commemorative Area”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Many.
Many
Many is a small town in Central Louisiana and is the parish seat of Sabine Parish.
Fort Jesup State Historic Site
- Category: recreation area
- Location
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Latitude
31.5274° or 31° 31′ 39″ north
Longitude
-93.4024° or 93° 24′ 9″ west
Open location code
8638GHGX+X2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Fort Jesup State Historic Site” goes by many names.
- French: “Fort Jesup”
- German: “Fort Jesup”
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