Battery Bienvenue

Battery Bienvenue (1826-1872) - Battery Bienvenue was a Third Period coastal gun battery in Bayou Bienvenue, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Deactivated in 1872.

Third System (1816-1867)

Part of the Harbor Defense of the Mississippi.

This battery was located at a strategic "Y" in Bayou Bienvenue as it wound from Lake Borgne toward New Orleans. This was the route used by the British in the War of 1812 to approach the city.
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Battery Bienvenue Plan

Current Status

No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: Bayou Bienvenue, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Maps & Images Lat: 29.9852018 Long: -89.8808981 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 3'

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 330-331
• 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 193-194

Links:

• North American Forts - Battery Bienvenue

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