Fort Pike is a decommissioned 19th century fort which formerly guarded the Rigolets pass in Louisiana. Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for The Rigolets is a 129 kilometer (8 mi long Strait in Louisiana. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America It is now within the city limits of New Orleans, and was long a tourist attraction. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana It was damaged by the Hurricane Katrina storm surge in 2005. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone.

Fort Pike
Cracks can be seen in the brick structure of the fort in this picture taken after Hurricane Katrina.

The fort was built in 1818 to guard against British reinvasion of the United States. It came under the control of the Louisiana Continental Guard in 1861, just weeks before Louisiana joined the Confederacy. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 The Union reclaimed the fort in 1862 while resident troops were engaged at the Battle of Vicksburg. During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Background See also [[Vicksburg Campaign]] After crossing the Mississippi south of Vicksburg at Bruinsburg and driving northeast Grant had won battles at ^[1][2]

The fort was abandoned in 1890, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of ^[3] Despite having changed hands multiple times in a history spanning at least two major wars, no cannon was ever fired in battle at Fort Pike. ^[2]

Before Hurricane Katrina, the fort's brick-and-mortar structure was decaying. The storm surge exacerbated the problems, temporarily completely submerging the entire fort, and destroyed adjacent state park buildings. ^[3] The site is scheduled to be reopened by the Louisiana State Parks Department in mid February 2008 [1]. ^[3][4]

It is also reported (via NPS signposts) that Seminole Indian prisoners were kept here after being captured, and before being sent further west.

Fort Pike
Before Katrina, looking towards the Rigolets Pass (US 90).

See also

• Fort Macomb

References

1. ^ Fort Pike State Historic Site. Fort Macomb is a 19th century Fortress in Louisiana, on the western shore of Chef Menteur Pass. Civil War Preservation Trust. Retrieved on 2006-03-21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.
2. ^ ^{a b} Civil War Military Sites. Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Retrieved on 2006-03-21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Purpura, Paul. "Hurricane Katrina devastated Forts Jackson, St. Philip and Pike", Times-Picayune, 2006-03-21, pp. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.  A-1, A-11. Retrieved on 2006-03-21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.  
4. ^ Status of Hurricane-Impacted Sites. Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Retrieved on 2006-03-21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.

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