Forts Macomb and Pike site photos

Fort's Macomb and Pike are on US-90 between New Orleans and the Mississippi state line. Fort Macomb, approximately 10 miles west of Fort Pike, is not accessible to the public.

Fort Pike State Commemorative Area
Route 6 Box 194
New Orleans, LA 70129
(504) 662-5703

Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of Mexico (more photos of Fort's Macomb and Pike)
http://andy_bennett.home.mindspring.com/coastal.html

Civil War Field Fortifications: Fortification Images: Fort Pike, The Rigolets, Louisiana
http://members.aol.com/fieldforts/fortimages/fortpike/fortpike.html


(3-94) Fort Macomb from east bank of Chef Menteur Pass Official Records Report of Ordnance Sergeant D. Wilber, U. S. Army, of the seizure of Fort Macomb Official Records Report of M. Lovell, Major General, CSA, with references to Fort's Macomb and Pike		(3-94) East view of Fort Macomb from US-90. R/R Bridge crossing of Chef Menteur Pass in background


(3-94) US-90 entrance to Fort Pike		(3-94) Fort Pike from the US-90 Rigolets Pass Bridge. Site Marker 5 miles east of the fort: Fort Pike: Historic state monument 5 miles west on US 90, was completed in 1828 to defend Rigolets Pass, approach through Lake Pontchartrain to New Orleans. Named after Brigadier Gen. Zebulon Montgomery Pike