Fort Pike

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Fort Pike is a 19th-century masonry coastal fortification near New Orleans, Louisiana, built to protect strategic waterways as part of the United States’ post–War of 1812 seacoast defense system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century fort
coastal fortification
masonry fort
alsoKnownAs Fort Pike State Historic Site
builder U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
builtAfter War of 1812
builtForPurpose coastal defense
to guard the Rigolets pass between Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico
to protect strategic waterways near New Orleans
capturedBy Confederate States Army
surface form: Confederate States forces
constructionMaterial brick
masonry
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse historic site
state historic site
damagedBy Hurricane Isaac
Hurricane Katrina
decommissioned late 19th century
endDate 1826
hasFeature bastions
casemates
drawbridge
moat
hasStatus periodically closed to the public due to storm damage and budget issues
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
locatedIn Louisiana
Orleans Parish
surface form: Orleans Parish, Louisiana
locatedNear Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
locatedOnWaterway Rigolets
namedAfter Zebulon Pike
nearestCity New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
NRHPListingDate 1966
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000375
operator Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
surface form: Louisiana Office of State Parks
ownedBy Louisiana
surface form: State of Louisiana
partOf Third System of US seacoast defense
surface form: Third System of U.S. seacoast defenses

Third System of US seacoast defense
surface form: United States post–War of 1812 seacoast defense system
recapturedBy Union forces
shape semi-circular fort
startDate 1819
usedAs military garrison
prison for Seminole captives
training post for black Union troops during the American Civil War
usedDuringConflict American Civil War
Mexican–American War
Second Seminole War

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