Welcome to the official Internet home port of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661), the "Pirate of the Pacific." Located in the hea...
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The cemeteries of Louisiana are a significant part of the state's history. They tell the story of those who laid the foundation for Louisiana as ...
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Begun in 1819 and completed in 1826, Fort Pike was named for the explorer and soldier General Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779-1813) whose name is als...
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After the Battle of Mansfield, halting the Union advance to the West in Spring of 1864, Forts Randolph and Buhlow were constructed on the Red River...
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With the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson in July 1863, the Mississippi River was entirely controlled by the Union. President Lincoln and his staf...
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Battleship Texas took part in some of the most significant naval battles of the 20th century during both world wars. Now docked al...
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President William JeffersonClinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site where the 42nd president spent the first four years of his life with his ...
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