Fort Jesup State Historic Site
Fort Jesup State Historic Site
Location:In Sabine Parish, 6 miles east of Many on LA 6.
Facilities:Historic buildings, picnic area, visitor's center with exhibits, restrooms, and gift shop.
Activities:Guided tours, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Colonel Zachary Taylor established and commanded the garrison at FortJesup, which was built as a border outpost in 1822. Taylor's troopsestablished law and order in the area, and Fort Jesup remained animportant military post for nearly 25 years. The original kitchen/messhall is the only historic structure remaining from the largereservation that once spread across the frontier. The reconstructedofficers' quarters building now houses the site's visitor center. In1961, Fort Jesup was designated a National Historic Landmark
Address:32 Geoghagan Rd
Many, LA 71449
Phone:318-256-4117
Phone: 888-677-5378;
Web: www.crt.state.la.us/parks/iFtjesup.aspx
Size: 22 acres.
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