Camp Parapet

Camp Parapet Powder Magazine
The Camp Parapet powder magazine in 2008
Camp Parapet is located in Louisiana
Camp Parapet
Camp Parapet is located in the United States
Camp Parapet
Location2812 Arlington Street, Jefferson, Louisiana
Coordinates29°57′40″N 90°09′20″W / 29.96116°N 90.1556°W / 29.96116; -90.1556
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1861
Built byMajor Martin Luther Smith
ArchitectMajor Benjamin Buisson
NRHP reference No.77000671[1]
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1977

Camp Parapet was a Civil War fortification at Shrewsbury, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, a bit more than a mile upriver from the current city limits of New Orleans.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.