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McNeese University info about Niblett's Bluff

Located north of Vinton, LA, west of the Delta Downs horse racing track, Niblett's Bluff Fort is a historical site that played a big part in the War Between The States.  Some of the earthworks are still in their original location, some of the roads are the same, and the boat ramp is in about the same place. 

After you read what McNeese University has about the fort, take  a look at the map below.  The origin and draftsman of the map are not known yet, and if anyone knows anything about the map, please write to the address at the bottom of this page. 

This copy of the map was passed from hand to hand until it ended up here.  There is a signature at the bottom; if you can decipher it, please write with your info.  The Louisiana Archives looked at this map and can't find anything similar in their files.

The photo is a thumbnail; click it to bring a larger version to your screen:

Here is another view of the fort area, a little more north on the map, made at the same time as the copy above.  You can print and overlay the two, if you like:

Some of you might find it handy to put these photos in a photo editor and really zoom in on it.  Let us hope the structures can be identifed with some certainty, or at least a good guess.

Happy hunting!

Here's a Google Earth picture of the same area as it appears recently:

Niblett's Bluff Park webpage

Wartime Timeline

Texas Handbook info

Vinton info

Book mentions Niblett's Bluff

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