Spanish Fort
Spanish Fort, also known as Old Spanish Fort, Fort St. Jean, and Fort St. John, is a historic place in New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly the site of a fort and later an amusement park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: fort in New Orleans
- Also known as: “Spanish Fort, New Orleans”
Places of Interest
Highlights include City Park Golf Courses and Holy Cross School.
City Park Golf Courses
Golf course
The City Park Golf Courses consist of two 18-hole golf courses located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two courses named the South Course and North Course also include a driving range, ancillary short-game facility and two clubhouses.
Holy Cross School
School
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Holy Cross School is a Catholic school serving grades pre-K through 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded in 1849 by the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Benjamin Franklin High School
School
Benjamin Franklin High School is a charter high school and a magnet high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Commonly nicknamed "Franklin" or "Ben Franklin", the school was founded in 1957 as a school for gifted children.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milneburg and Gentilly.
Milneburg
Suburb
Milneburg is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Leon C.
Gentilly
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Gentilly is a large section of New Orleans generally paid little or no attention by visitors. Nonetheless, Gentilly has a variety of local restaurants -- mostly very reasonably priced for local clientele -- some inexpensive accommodations, and a few unique sights.
Lakeview and Lakeshore
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Lakeview and Lakeshore are sections of New Orleans near and along Lake Pontchartrain. The old neighborhoods along the riverfront, like the French Quarter and Uptown are most popular with visitors.
Spanish Fort
- Categories: fort and locality
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.02104° or 30° 1′ 16″ northLongitude
-90.08257° or 90° 4′ 57″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
862F2WC8+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 151710370OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Spanish Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “القلعه الاسبانيه فى نيو اورليانز”
- French: “fort Saint-Jean”
- French: “Fort Saint-Jean”
- Spanish: “fort Saint-Jean”
- Spanish: “Fort Saint-John”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de San Juan del Bayou”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Español”
- Spanish: “Spanish Fort”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and Spanish Fort.
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