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In 1862, when federal troops captured New Orleans and blockaded the mouth of the Mississippi River, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor established headquarters in Central Louisiana, where they successfully stopped Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks' army in its drive to take West Louisiana. To furnish Taylor's army with supplies, a military road was established from Niblett's Bluff to Alexandria. This was the beginning of the 18 mile route of the Old Confederate Military Road through Calcasieu Parish.
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Louisiana · United States
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Office of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Consolidated Steel Corporation
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Levingston Shipbuilding Company
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U.S.S. Aulick
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United States Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
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Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
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Old Niblett's Bluff, C.S.A.
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