Camp Parapet

Camp Parapet Powder Magazine
The Camp Parapet powder magazine in 2008
Location2812 Arlington Street, Jefferson, Louisiana
Coordinates29°57′40″N 90°09′20″W / 29.96116°N 90.1556°W / 29.96116; -90.1556
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1861
Built byMajor Martin Luther Smith
ArchitectMajor Benjamin Buisson
NRHP reference No.77000671
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1977

Camp Parapet was a Civil War fortification at Shrewsbury, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, a bit more than a mile upriver from the current city limits of New Orleans.

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