Phoenix, Louisiana
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Phoenix is an unincorporated community Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
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Phoenix is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River
on Louisiana Highway 39, on the opposite side of the river from Myrtle Grove.
It is the closest town to Fort De La Boulaye Site
, a National Historic Landmark
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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish is the parish with the most combined land and water area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Pointe à la Hache...
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Phoenix is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
on Louisiana Highway 39, on the opposite side of the river from Myrtle Grove.
It is the closest town to Fort De La Boulaye Site
Fort De La Boulaye Site
Fort De La Boulaye Site, also known as Mississippi Fort is the site of a fort built by the French in 1700, to take possession of the Mississippi. Native Americans forced the French to vacate the fort by 1707....
, a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
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