Fort Jesup State Historic Site

Walk the grounds of the 1822 frontier post Zachary Taylor founded, with its original log kitchen and a museum in the rebuilt officers' quarters.

32 Geoghagan Rd, Many, LA 71449 · Many, LA

About Fort Jesup State Historic Site

Colonel Zachary Taylor set up this Army post in 1822 to keep order in the old Neutral Strip on the border with Spanish Texas, and it served until 1846. One kitchen is the only original building left; it is furnished as it would have been in the early 1800s. The rebuilt officers' quarters hold exhibits and visitor information, and a short walking trail loops the grounds. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for seniors 62 and up, and the site sits about 7 miles northeast of Many off Highway 6.

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