Fort Point
Fort Point is a cape in Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Fort Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Jackson, as well as near Fort St. Philip.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip.
Fort Jackson
Hamlet
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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. Fort Jackson is situated 3 miles southwest of Fort Point.
Fort St. Philip
Hamlet
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Fort St. Philip is a historic masonry fort located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, about 40 miles upriver from its mouth in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, just opposite Fort Jackson on the other side of the river. Fort St. Philip is situated 3 miles southwest of Fort Point.
Boothville
Village
Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census, and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census. Boothville is situated 3½ miles south of Fort Point.
Fort Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Plaquemines Parish, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Fort Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Point”
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