Grand Ecore in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
U.S. Military Road #11
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017
1. U.S. Military Road #11 Marker
Constructed by soldiers of Fort Jesup
1827-1828
Extension of Old San Antonio Trace.
Grand Ecore supplanted Natchitoches
as a river port as early as 1836.
Fortifications of 1861-1865 nearby.
Two miles to Fort Selden, est. 1822.
Marked by the State of Louisiana
and the Daughters of the American Revolution A.D. 1952
Erected 1952 by State of Louisiana and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail series lists.
Location. 31° 48.981′ N, 93° 5.242′ W. Marker is in Grand Ecore, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. It can be reached from Par Road 429 west of Natchitoches-Winnfield Highway (State Highway 6), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the entrance road to the Grand Ecore Visitors Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Natchitoches LA 71457, United States of America.
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Fort Selden (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Camp Salubrity (approx. 2½ miles away); Natchitoches Indians (approx. 3.6 miles away); Natchitoches Historic District (approx. 3.7 miles away); Louis Juchereau de St. Denis (approx. 3.7 miles away); El Camino Real (approx. 3.7 miles away); Site of Fort Claiborne (approx. 3.7 miles away); The American Transition (approx. 3.7 miles away).
Also see . . . Old San Antonio Road. (Submitted on July 25, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017
2. U.S. Military Road #11 Marker
Fort Selden Est. 1816
Fort Selden Closed 1822
St. Denis Chp., LSDAR, 2014
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017
3. U.S. Military Road #11 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
