Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Built as a mill race that provided water to power a sawmill, by 1815 the Rodriguez Canal had long been abandoned. With its collapsed banks and grass-covered bottom, the canal resembled a ditch more than a waterway, but it provided a perfect defensive position for Major General Andrew Jackson's men. American troops and slaves from area plantations dug out the canal and used its soil to build a rampart stretching from the Mississippi River to the cypress swamp. When the rampart was completed and the canal filled with water, it formed an imposing line of defense.| HM Number | HM1TWZ |
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| Placed By | National Park Service - United States Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, August 24th, 2016 at 9:02am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 210978 N 3316102 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 29.94175000, -89.99423333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 56.505', W 89° 59.654' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 56' 30.3" N, 89° 59' 39.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 504 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Chalm Nat Park Scenic Rd, Chalmette LA 70043, US |
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