Fort Proctor

Fort Proctor (1856-1860) - A Third System Coastal Fort first established in 1856 on Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Abandoned in 1860. Also known as Proctors Landing Tower, Tower at Proctorsville, and Fort Beauregard (1) Fort Proctor HABS Drawing. Third System (1816-1867) Part of the Harbor Defense of the Mississippi. Built as a square fortified tower surrounded by a square moat near Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. The site was purchased 15 Mar 1856 and construction began soon after. The Tower was never completed. U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) An 1860 storm set back the construction and the start of the U.S. Civil War provided a permanent work stoppage. Current Status Private property, offshore surrounded by water, Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Location: Off shore, Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Maps & Images Lat: 29.867368 Long: -89.678221 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 0' GPS Locations: 29.867399, -89.678177 HABS LA-199 Coordinates Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 349 Weaver, John R. II, A Legacy in Brick and Stone: America Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, Redoubt Press, McLean, 2001, First Printing, ISBN 1-57510-069-X, page 194-195 Links: North American Forts - Fort Proctor Visited: No