#fortmacomb

Part of the pulley system to pull up the bridge that went over the moat. The United States built the current brick fort in 1822, just seven years after British forces invaded the New Orleans area from the sea, at the close of the War of 1812. It was named Fort Wood in 1827 renamed Fort Macomb in 1851, for General Alexander Macomb, former Chief of Engineers and the second Commanding General of the United States Army. ~ Wikipedia #fortmacomb #cannon #cannonport #warof1812 #fortwood #neworleans #urbex #urbexphotography #urbandecay #urbanexploration #urbanexplorers #abandoned #abandonedamerica #abandonedplaces #forgotten #forgottenplace #urbexworld #urbexexploration #urbexamerica #urbexplanet #urbexer #urbexexplorer #urbuxlovers #riseofthelykins (at Fort Macomb) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJvz6zgwD9/?igshid=16v12mobhqdau

A different kind of @canonusa in a cannon port at Fort MaComb. The United States built the current brick fort in 1822, just seven years after British forces invaded the New Orleans area from the sea, at the close of the War of 1812. It was named Fort Wood in 1827 renamed Fort Macomb in 1851, for General Alexander Macomb, former Chief of Engineers and the second Commanding General of the United States Army. ~ Wikipedia #canonusa #canon6dmarkii #fortmacomb #cannon #catacombs #cannonport #warof1812 #fortwood #neworleans #urbex #urbexphotography #urbandecay #urbanexploration #urbanexplorers #abandoned #abandonedamerica #abandonedplaces #forgotten #forgottenplace #urbexworld #urbexexploration #urbexamerica #urbexplanet #urbexer #urbexexplorer #urbuxlovers #riseofthelykins (at Fort Macomb) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHp4VrOgsNI/?igshid=vt9d1vp5hqsw

Never open to the public, Fort Macomb is extremely overgrown. The United States built the current brick fort in 1822, just seven years after British forces invaded the New Orleans area from the sea, at the close of the War of 1812. It was named Fort Wood in 1827 renamed Fort Macomb in 1851, for General Alexander Macomb, former Chief of Engineers and the second Commanding General of the United States Army. ~ Wikipedia #fortmacomb #warof1812 #fortwood #neworleans #urbex #urbexphotography #urbandecay #urbanexploration #urbanexplorers #abandoned #abandonedamerica #abandonedplaces #forgotten #forgottenplace #urbexworld #urbexexploration #urbexamerica #urbexplanet #urbexer #urbexexplorer #urbuxlovers #riseofthelykins #yourshotphotographer (at Fort Macomb) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHkycXwAZ2m/?igshid=3os4u12ul4n1

The catacombs of Fort Macomb The United States built the current brick fort in 1822, just seven years after British forces invaded the New Orleans area from the sea, at the close of the War of 1812. It was named Fort Wood in 1827 renamed Fort Macomb in 1851, for General Alexander Macomb, former Chief of Engineers and the second Commanding General of the United States Army. ~ Wikipedia #fortmacomb #cannon #catacombs #cannonport #warof1812 #fortwood #neworleans #urbex #urbexphotography #urbandecay #urbanexploration #urbanexplorers #abandoned #abandonedamerica #abandonedplaces #forgotten #forgottenplace #urbexworld #urbexexploration #urbexamerica #urbexplanet #urbexer #urbexexplorer #urbuxlovers #riseofthelykins #yourshotphotographer (at Fort Macomb) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHiKk5eA8SG/?igshid=d7llokmqjpg8

Took a drive today. #fortmacomb #nofilter #abandonedplaces #oldforts #followyournola https://www.instagram.com/p/B_x9gHdlLW-/?igshid=473ffjzacajx

The United States built the current brick fort in 1822, just seven years after British forces invaded the New Orleans area from the sea, at the close of the War of 1812. It was named Fort Wood in 1827 renamed Fort Macomb in 1851, for General Alexander Macomb, former Chief of Engineers and the second Commanding General of the United States Army. ~Since I haven’t been getting out much lately, I thought I’d share some of my favorite explores from years past. #fortmacomb #fortwood #fort #battleofneworleans #neworleans #urbex #urbexphotography #urbandecay #urbanexploration #urbanexplorers #abandoned #abandonedplaces #forgotten #forgottenplace #riseofthelykins (at Fort Macomb) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_cQIzxA_ZL/?igshid=1iwbsxo5waiwj