Harrisonburg in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Fort Beauregard

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017

1. Fort Beauregard Marker

Inscription. One-half mile west was one of four forts built by Confederates in May, 1863 to prevent the ascent of Federal gunboats on the Ouachita River. It was abandoned 1863, but was reoccupied in 1864.

Erected 1955 by The Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.

Location. 31° 46.271′ N, 91° 49.339′ W. Marker is in Harrisonburg, Louisiana, in Catahoula Parish. It is at the intersection of Pine Street (State Highway 8) and Bushley Street (State Highway 124), on the right when traveling west on Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrisonburg LA 71340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Catahoula Parish Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Fort Beauregard Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Harrisonburg Mounds (approx. 0.3 miles away); McGuffee Mounds (approx. 1.4 miles away); Alexander Mound (approx. 3.6 miles away); Tew Lake Mounds (approx. 4.3 miles away); Routon Mounds (approx. 4.8 miles away); Boothe Landing Mound (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisonburg.

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017

2. Fort Beauregard Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,141 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.