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

Camp Parapet

November 13, 2009

1. Camp Parapet Marker

Inscription. In 1862 Confederate and Louisiana authorities laid out Camp Parapet as a part of the defense lines of New Orleans. The works were designed to protect the city against an attack from the north. After the Federals, coming up from the south, captured New Orleans, Camp Parapet became an important part of the Union defenses. It served also as a training camp for Northern soldiers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 29° 57.565′ N, 90° 9.418′ W. Marker is in Jefferson, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish. It is at the intersection of River Road (Route 611-1) and Causeway Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on River Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Orleans LA 70121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Camp Parapet (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Camp Parapet (approx. ¼ mile away); Marsalis Mansion Motel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jefferson Highway (approx. half a mile away); Magnolia Lane (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dubreuil Concession and Levee

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Whitehall Plantation Home (approx. 0.9 miles away); Labarre Road (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jefferson.

Also see . . . Camp Parapet. Wikipedia (Submitted on January 4, 2016.)

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2. Camp Parapet Marker

Camp Parapet image. Click for full size.

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3. Camp Parapet

Camp Parapet NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

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4. Camp Parapet NRHP Marker

This property
Camp Parapet
Powder Magazine
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
on May 24, 1977

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2016. This page has been viewed 983 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 3, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.