Fort St. Pierre Site | |
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| Nearest city | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 32°29′44.49″N 90°47′54.72″W / 32.4956917°N 90.7985333°W |
| Built | 1719 |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000263 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 2000[1] |
| Designated NHL | February 16, 2000[2] |
Fort St. Pierre was a colonial French fortified outpost on the Yazoo River in what is now Warren County, Mississippi. Also known as Fort St. Claude and the Yazoo Post, it was established in 1719 and served as the northernmost outpost of French Louisiana. It was destroyed in 1729 by Native Americans and was not rebuilt. Its location, north of Vicksburg on the east bank of the river, was discovered by archaeologists in the 1970s, and was given the Smithsonian trinomial 23-M-5. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000.[2][3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Fort St. Pierre Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ Ian W. Brown and Mark R. Barnes (December 19, 1997) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort St. Pierre Site / Fort St. Peter / Fort St. Claude des Yasous / Yazoo Post / Site 23-M-5, National Park Service and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19 and 19.