Port Hudson State Historic Site
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Port Hudson State Historic Site is a preserved Civil War battlefield and park in Louisiana that commemorates the lengthy 1863 siege and battle for control of the Mississippi River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port Hudson State Historic Site canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battlefield
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park ⓘ state historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate States Army
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Franklin Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel P. Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDates | May 22, 1863 – July 9, 1863 ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American Civil War
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Siege of Port Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Union campaign for control of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasActivity |
Civil War reenactments
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birdwatching ⓘ guided tours ⓘ hiking ⓘ living history demonstrations ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 650 acres ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artillery positions
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cemetery ⓘ earthworks ⓘ interpretive center ⓘ monuments ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ rifle pits ⓘ walking trails ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNRHPReferenceNumber | 66000374 ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.lastateparks.com/historic-sites/port-hudson-state-historic-site ⓘ |
| interpretiveFocus |
1863 siege of Port Hudson
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African American soldiers in the Civil War ⓘ Union and Confederate military strategies ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Baton Rouge Parish
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Louisiana ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Port Hudson, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Louisiana Office of State Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| offersEducationalPrograms | yes ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Louisiana State Parks system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key position in Union effort to control the Mississippi River
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site of one of the longest sieges in American military history ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.