Fort Macomb (New Orleans, Louisiana)
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Louisiana /
New Orleans /
New Orleans, Louisiana
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World / United States / Louisiana
military, fortification, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places
Originally named Fort Wood, this fort guards the Chef Menteur Pass approach to New Orleans.
Built beginning in 1822 on the site of an earlier fort.
As of 1851, it was intended to be armed with twenty-eight 24-pounder guns, six 12-pounder guns, nine flank howitzers, five 8" heavy seacoast howizters and one 10" heavy mortar for a total of 49 guns.
Already in ruins and not open to the public pre-Katrina.
Built beginning in 1822 on the site of an earlier fort.
As of 1851, it was intended to be armed with twenty-eight 24-pounder guns, six 12-pounder guns, nine flank howitzers, five 8" heavy seacoast howizters and one 10" heavy mortar for a total of 49 guns.
Already in ruins and not open to the public pre-Katrina.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Macomb
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 30°3'53"N 89°48'15"W
- Horn Island 101 km
- Camp Shelby 138 km
- Naval Air Station Pensacola (NPA /KNPA) 239 km
- Eglin Air Force Base Training Range 281 km
- Okaloosa Island 286 km
- Site B-75 293 km
- Site B-70E 299 km
- Eglin Air Force Base / Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS/KVPS) 316 km
- Tyndall Air Force Base 397 km
- Fort Rucker 409 km
- Venetian Isles 0.8 km
- Chef Menteur Pass 1.3 km
- Bayou Sauvage NWR 5.6 km
- Lake Catherine Neighborhood 8.7 km
- Lake Saint Catherine 10 km
- Bay Jaune 13 km
- Lake Borgne 15 km
- Saint Catherine Pass 16 km
- Central Wetlands 17 km
- Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (Mr. Go) (Closed) 32 km
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