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The Camp Parapet Monument just outside of Metairie in Jefferson, Louisiana is a fortification dating back to the Civil War. The fort was made up of a defensive line of the Confederacy around one and three-fourths mile in length, extending from the Mississippi River to the Metairie Ridge. Camp Parapet was built to protect New Orleans from an attack by Union forces coming from upriver. The Union fleet, however, took New Orleans by sailing in insead from below, resulting in the fort never being used. Visitors today can explore what’s left of the Camp Parapet Monument, mainly the powder magazine.
2801 Arlington St, Jefferson, LA 70121, Phone: 504-888-9770
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