Fort Livingston LA
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Description: Fort Livingston, located on Grand Terre Island in Louisiana, is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fortification named after Edward Livingston, a prominent American jurist and politician. Constructed primarily between 1841 and 1870, the fort was part of a broader network of coastal defenses designed to protect the United States from naval threats. Built using a combination of brick and stone, Fort Livingston features a distinctive star-shaped design typical of the era's military architecture. Although it never saw active combat, the fort played a strategic role during the Civil War when it was occupied by Confederate forces before being seized by the Union. Today, Fort Livingston stands as a testament to the military engineering of its time, though it has suffered from significant erosion and weathering, making it a site of historical interest and concern for preservationists.