Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site

Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
Replica building at the fort
St. Jean Baptiste des Natchitoches.
Map showing the location of Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
Map of Louisiana, United States of America
LocationNatchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Coordinates31°45′08″N 93°05′16″W / 31.752222°N 93.087778°W / 31.752222; -93.087778[1]
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)[2]
Governing bodyLouisiana Office of State Parks
Official web page

Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site in Natchitoches, Louisiana, US, is a replica of an early French fort based upon the original 1716 blueprints by Sieur Du Tisné with the improvements made in 1731 by Boutin. The French called the original fort: Fort Saint Jean Baptiste des Natchitoches. In the 1970's, the State of Louisiana anglicized the name to Fort Saint Jean Baptiste. [3]

  1. ^ "Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site - Louisiana Office of State Parks". Louisiana Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  2. ^ Mobil Travel Guides, ed. (1994-01-02). Mobil Travel Guide Southwest & South Central. Hungry Minds Inc, U.S. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-671-87447-6.
  3. ^ "Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 6 April 2024.