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Fort Pike

Historic State monument ten miles west on US 90, was completed in 1828 to defend Rigolets Pass, approach through Lake Pontchartrain to New Orleans. Named after Brigadier General Zebulon Montgomery Pike.

Located near Slidell, LA, District 2, Hwy 11, St. Tammany Parish. 28




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