The Fall of New Orleans' Fort Jackson-- Part 5: Hurricanes Have Taken a Toll

The fort was repaired, but not used much for the rest of the war.  For a short time during the short Spanish-American War it was used as a prison and in World War I as a training ground before it was decommissioned.

Plaquemines Parish leaders succeeded in having it listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1967.  They cleaned the place up and turned it into a military museum.

A century after the battle,  Hurricanes Betsy in 1965, Camille in 1969 inundated it with water.  In August 2005, it suffered what was essentially a direct hit by Hurricane Katrina, which submerged much of the fort for more than a month.

Today, the fort is closed to visitors, although artifacts once housed inside the fort are now on display at a nearby museum.

--Old B-Runner