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Fort St. Philip - interested in books

Posted on 4/18/16 at 1:23 pm
Posted by Akit1
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2006
7630 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 1:23 pm
Recently visited Fort St. Philip down in the Louisiana bayou. Unlike Fort Jackson, no one is taking care of the property. I would like to find some books or articles or anything that can show me what the fort looked like during the Civil War, Spanish-American War or when it was a training post during WWI.

I can't imagine what it was like to construct something like that deep in the swamp in the 1800s. Worthwhile visit. Thanks.
Posted by man in the stadium
Member since Aug 2006
1405 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 1:37 pm to
It is privately owned by a quite fractious group, thus no agreement on use, care taking, or its future. It sadly seems destined to crumble. What were you doing out there, just checking it out?
Posted by KYINYOI
Lower St. Bernard
Member since Jun 2009
490 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:08 pm to
Ashby owns it
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98316 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:09 pm to
At one time the wreckage of one of the sunken Confederate ships could still be seen at low water.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65857 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 2:59 pm to
Snakes....
Why did it have to be snakes?
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