Fort Pike State Historic Site

Fort Pike State Historic Site

  • Location: 27100 Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, LA 70129

Project Planning

OVERVIEW:

Parish: Orleans

Acreage: 126

Established: 1928                          

AMENITIES:

Features: Closed to the public

Tourism Region (Marketing): Greater New Orleans

OTHER:

Originally built in 1818 to prevent British reinvasion of the United States, Fort Pike was turned over to the Louisiana Continental Guard in January 1861. Within several weeks, the state of Louisiana joined the Confederacy. For the next year, Confederate troops trained under the command of Maj. Henry A. Clinch. The troops departed for Vicksburg in April 1862. In May 1862, Lt. Joseph DeHaven and his Union ship Calhoun retook the fort without incident. It was later used to train new African-American soldiers in the use of artillery.

VISITATION:

FY 2019: 0

FY 2018: 0

FY 2017: 11