New Orleans East Area in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Fort Pike
Photographed by Stephen Bell, June 23, 2009
1. Fort Pike Marker
Erected 1954 by Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 30° 10.009′ N, 89° 44.238′ W. Marker was near New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It was in the New Orleans East Area. It could be reached from U.S. 90. Marker is displayed on the ground outside the visitor center to the closed park, currently being rebuilt. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: New Orleans LA 70129, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 8 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: St. Tammany Fishing Pier (approx. 4½ miles away); The Whiskey Tree (approx. 6 miles away); Indian Village
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Also see . . .
1. Fort Pike from Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 1, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Fort Pike - Louisiana. (Submitted on October 1, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Additional commentary.
1. Marker missing or in storage.
The marker has been in storage or missing since the park was permanently closed in 2012.
— Submitted March 29, 2022, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia.
Photographed by Pete Payette, March 24, 2022
2. Fort Pike
Photographed by Pete Payette, March 24, 2022
3. Fort Pike
Photographed by Pete Payette, March 24, 2022
4. Fort Pike State Park entrance sign
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2009, by Stephen Bell of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,910 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 27, 2009, by Stephen Bell of Biloxi, Mississippi. 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2022, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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