United States · 19th century
Fort Jesup ranks #5,194 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #96 of the 110 mapped in United States. Founded 1822, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.
Fort Jesup, also known as Fort Jesup State Historic Site or Fort Jesup or Fort Jesup State Monument, was built in 1822, 22 miles (35 km) west of Natchitoches, Louisiana, to protect the United States border with New Spain and to return order to the Neutral Strip. Originally named Cantonment Jesup, the fort operated from 1822 until 1846. After the abandonment of the fort in 1846, the United States federal government continued to own the abandoned fort site until the privatization of the site in 1869.
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