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Fort Pike could be a decommissioned nineteenth century fort, named once brigadier Zebulon Montgomery Pike, that erst guarded the Rigolets pass in Pelican State. It absolutely was close to the community of Petite Coquille, Louisiana, and currently at intervals the town limits of latest Orleans, and was long a tourer attraction. It absolutely was broken by the cyclone Katrina storm surge in 2005. The fort was inbuilt 1818 to protect against British reinvasion of the u. S.. It came underneath the management of the Pelican State Continental Guard in 1861, simply weeks before Pelican State joined the Confederacy. The Union rescued the fort in 1862 whereas resident troops were engaged at the Battle of Vicksburg.
The fort was abandoned in 1890, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Despite having modified hands multiple times in a very history spanning a minimum of 2 major wars, no cannon was ever laid-off in battle at Fort Pike. Fort Pike, beside the marginally smaller Fort Macomb, ar the sole 2 forts within the country that also have their citadels intact.
Before cyclone Katrina, the fort’s brick-and-mortar structure was decaying. The storm surge exacerbated the issues, quickly fully immersion the whole fort, and destroyed adjacent state park buildings. The positioning formally reopened on might two, 2008 . However, as a result of injury caused by cyclone Gustav in early Gregorian calendar month 2008, the park was closed indefinitely. As of Gregorian calendar month 2009 the fort was open and was undergoing intensive repairs and restoration work.
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