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Fort Saint Jean Baptiste stood on this hill as the westernmost outpost of the French Colonial Empire in the west, erected by Saint Denis under Iberville's orders in 1720. It was the seat of the garrison of the Post of Natchitoches, the oldest town in the Louisiana Purchase, and of the French and Spanish governors until the cession of 1803, after which it was continuously occupied for many years by American troops.
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Natchitoches, Louisiana · United States
