Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site | |
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![]() Replica building at the fort St. Jean Baptiste des Natchitoches. | |
Location | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States of America |
Coordinates | 31°45′08″N 93°05′16″W / 31.752222°N 93.087778°W[1] |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha)[2] |
Governing body | Louisiana Office of State Parks |
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Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site in Natchitoches, Louisiana, US, is a replica of an early French fort based upon the original 1716 blueprints by Sieur Du Tisné with the improvements made in 1731 by Boutin. The French called the original fort: Fort Saint Jean Baptiste des Natchitoches. In the 1970's, the State of Louisiana anglicized the name to Fort Saint Jean Baptiste. [3]