Fort New Richmond
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| Fort New Richmond | |
  Shown within Louisiana
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| Building information | |
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| Town | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Country |  USA |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Completion date | 1779 |
| Structural system | Earthen |
Fort New Richmond was built by the British in 1764 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what was later to become Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] The Spanish took control of the fort in 1779 and renamed it Fort San Carlos.[2] [1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Payette, Pete. Louisiana Forts (Florida Parishes). American Forts Network. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ Carleton, Mark T. (1996). River capital: an illustrated history of Baton Rouge. [Louisiana?]: American Historical Press. ISBN 0-9654754-0-9.
[edit] Bibliography
Meyers, Rose (1976). A history of Baton Rouge, 1699-1812. Baton Rouge: Published for the Baton Rouge Bicentennial Corp. by the Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-0175-3.
