This decade marks 200 years since the concerted effort to build them, a project that became known as the “Third System” of national defenses.
Interesting article and photos of the different forts around New Orleans that used to protect it. The photos are great, you can see the history and imagine what it must have been like back then. A must see if you have the time....
Read the full story here....
https://www.nola.com/multimedia/photos/collection_3757319c-5b0c-11ea-b5d5-bb92ce210a16.html#anchor_item_1
Thanks for this, I'm kind of a history buff.
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Yeah me too, if that map is accurate the land loss sticks out to me.
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Yeah me too, if that
Map is accurate the land
Loss sticks out to me.
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Lol, did not mean to do that
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I noticed that too, sure doesn't look anything like that now.
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Now the forts are in the middle of open water!
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I could not imagine living in those conditions
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Me either. They say a poor man lives better then the richest back then.
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Me either. They say
A poor man lives better then
The richest back then.
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I'm on fire right now, lol
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I guess they hunted and fished for their food
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They were in the right spot for that, that area is known for that
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