Fort St. Ferdinand

 (1792-1812) - First established about 1764 as a bastion in a French Colonial fortification surrounding the city of New Orleans in present day Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Improved by the Spanish in 1792 and named Fort St. Ferdinand. Taken over by the U.S. in 1803. Abandoned by U.S. forces and demolished between 1805 and 1812.

Spanish Era (1762-1803)
Fort St. Ferdinand was built in 1792 by the Spanish Governor François Louis Hector, Baron de Carondelet in the back of the city at the end of Orleans Avenue.

In 1803 Spain ceded the Louisiana Territory to France who very quickly sold it to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase.

United States Era (1803-1821)
Fort St. Ferdinand was demolished but the site was declared a "Place Publique" and left as a grassy plain. This site was bounded by Rampart Street, St. Claude Street, St. Ann Street and the Carondelet Canal turning basin. The industrial flavor of the site precluded its initial use as a leisure park and it became what today would be called an open space.

Current Status
Now the city park now known as Congo Park.

See Also:
 * New Orleans Fortifications

Sources:
 * , page 345-346.

Links:
 * North American Forts - Fort St. Ferdinand