Exploring The Ruins of This Forgotten Military Fort
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Fort Macomb in New Orleans, Louisiana is hidden from most people. It's covered in thick brush and overgrowth and its walls are slowly breaking apart. Sad to see a place with such amazing history to be so neglected.
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As a retired bricklayer I can only imagine what it was like to build this fort.
brickbatz - Hi mate, how many blokes? And how long do you think he would take to build just this one place? Guesstimates of course?
brickbatz that's pretty cool
pretty awesome stuff,,,arch,arch,arch,,,there's probably still cussing being heard there,,,heck of a structure,,,hand dug footings,,all mortar hand mixed, hand made brick,,,a lot of work there
@@ashleycorkadale1744 guesstimating: with 50 people in an organized outfit (Army, trapping company, the like) the biggest slowdown would be getting materials onto the island. For actual work, laying brick and mortar, four to six months for the basic layout. Then additions would be built as needed.
Worked on brookyln bridge you gotta see the inside of the place pretty amazing
Sad to see historic places like that left to go to ruins.
I agree. The past helps us remember what direction to take, or not take.
seems like there wouldn't be much to burn if there was a fire and doesn't seem like a reason to shut it down, more of an excuse
a real shame this place isn't in use today...could be used for many things
@@alexandercove1194 Affordable housing maybe?Just a thought.
@john Mullholand ☺👍
I think the most incredible part is no graffiti.
must be too far out of town for the urban youth.
I was thinking the exact thing - no graffiti - WOW!
Rob Love there should be stricter penalties against graffiti vandals anyway...
There will be now....
It is on an island in the delta, the only way to get to it is by boat
200 years ago craftsmen had the knowledge, tooling, and experience to build very reliable arches on a massive scale.
And got paid 5 cents a day with no health insurance
A lot longer than 200 years ago.
London has some Roman arches which are 10 times older than that from before christ.
@@twonumber22 this is barely even 200 years old... certainly not alot older
@@JerieBerry I was referring to the ability to build arches.
Cool to see a bit of history without being spoiled with graffiti ....thanks!
Aric Nagel YES it is amazing... hopefully this video won’t give the scum any Ideas
Amen, I hate graffiti!
Like in S.F. it's a shame what the punks do there...
Spoiled with graffiti? How does graffiti spoils ruins?
@@guslook3184
If you have to ask...
I’m surprised it’s not listed as a National monument or registered as a state historical site?
A lot of these old forts are still in Louisiana some are monuments, but the state doesn’t put funding into stuff like that so they are not well maintained and falling apart.
I think it is actually. It's owned by the state and it's fenced off. Only access is from the water. I grew in the area and always wanted to explore the fort but never did. Fort Pike, which is just up the road is identical. Unfortunately hurricanes have damaged it as well and it is now closed too.
You should go to Savannah, Georgia, Fort Pulaski near Tybee Beach for a restored and preserved federal site that looks very similar to this Forts layout. They give a mini tour or just walk around. Great video 👍🏻
As a retired archaeologist, I wish to thank you for bringing this amazing structure to the public's attention. Although I worked primarily as a prehistoric archaeologist (North America before Columbus), I have always been a military history buff. We have 2 nationally significant sites in our county (state of Ohio) one of which was a Revolutionary War fort. After years of neglect by the state, local civic organizations have taken over the two sites and are managing them with the respect they deserve. Perhaps the same could happen to Fort Macomb. It is really an impressive structure!
Wow, the thousands of man hours that went into building that brick by brick and it's just left like this. But given the place is almost 200 years old the fact that it hasn't completely collapsed says a lot about the craftsmen who built this place.
thats nothing i live in europe our castles and churches are way older and still stand ;-)
@@michielvdvlies3315 The difference between an American and an Englishman: To an American, 100 years is a long time. To an Englishman, 100 miles is a long way.
@@michielvdvlies3315 and they're awesome! 👍
@@michielvdvlies3315 Have to remember that this fort would've been hammered by hurricanes over the last 200 years as well
@@michielvdvlies3315 Europe doesn't have anywhere near as harsh of weather as America, most of these old historical structures in the U.S fall to the elements of nature such as tornadoes Hurricanes etc, like stated in the video this place is close to the 9th ward so it more than likely got hammered by hurricane Katrina.
Man wouldn't you love to see that place when it was new.
4:25 The vaulted ceilings are that way to openly carry the masonry across the span through compression, and not require columns. The low spots at each arch end, there is heavy iron bridging from front of building to back, which transfer the load of the entire ceiling to those walls.
4:41 Yes, they are fireplaces, back-to-back. Appear to be of Rumford design. One of the most efficient of fireplace designs. (not that fireplaces are all that efficient to begin with, but then, this is in Louisiana)
6:54 Not definitively sure what that is, but I am sure though, that it was never a "kitchen," as that would not have been located in the way of the outer defense wall. I would also be skeptical of it being magazines in that location, as others hypothesized, both because of it's vulnerability to that location, as well as the logistical positioning to supply all the cannons along the entire arc. Most likely is what others have hypothesized, hot shot furnaces.
7:41 Yes. As others have already pointed out, these were for the pivot wheels of the cannons to ride upon. You can see wear in those tracks, meaning they had been swung many times.
8:22 Now imagine if you will, how chaotic that area must have been in the past. Cannons firing, soldiers aiming, supplying and reloading the cannons. Dust and smoke choking the inner rooms. Deafening blasts of the cannons drowning out the orders of men. Just peaceful silence now, with the warm glow of the morning sunrise.
Element of Kindness good comment
Called ceilings were also to help carry the weight of the earthen banks above for protection.
WOW
And now for something completely different.
The narrow gutter running down the middle of the room in the beginning of the video could be a urinal.
Now shall we argue about urinals. Let the pissing begin.
That's what I thought, it's all about structural strength. Round, domed is stronger than flat.
Correct..
My ancestor actually was posted in the fort after he enlisted in the confederate army but he was transferred and sent to fight in Lee's army.
Nobody cares bryce
Sean P shut it you yankee
@@thesouthernhistorian4153 Everyone cares in one way or another. But some people are brainwashed into being ashamed about the history of our nation and want to erase it. Similar things happened in Russia after the takeover by the Communists.
@@bekimbal9658 fr no one should be ashamed of our history, we weren't there for any of that
@@seanp2578 I'm interested in what he said....
would be a good candidate for magnet fishing or metal detecting !
I was just thinking that
Good idea HELVIS!
@Thystaff Thywill
What they don't know won't hurt them...
I bet under or on the grounds if metal detecting you could find some old coins.
Over the years I'm sure people have metal detected that spot
Absolutely incredible! Great video!Thank you for filming this place and preserving it on video forever 👍👍
Shame a place like this with such impotant history goes to waste
D. Day look up star forts. These are all over the world, some have full towns on them, some still have castles on them.
@@jestinrobinson5115 this one is just a piece of a much larger starfort , this is all that is left of it .
@@nerdlearners no this is simply an example of technology advancing and making previously good forts obsolete. We have one of these Third System forts near me, Fort Pulaski in Savannah. When the Union troops went to retake it in 1862, they tested new cannons with rifled barreling. After 30 hours they had bored a hole into the fort - a rather large one - proving them useless against what was soon to become standard artillery in most modern armies. They were almost entirely retired after the Civil War, over 40 forts and lesser installations.
Thank you for taking us on these great trips to places I am sure I most likely would not ever be able to go and see. Excellent videos, much appreciated!
Wow back when they built stuff to last
Shannon Williams
Well it was designed to withstand naval artillery and infantry assault.
@@robotbjorn4952 is that more dangerous than Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Wind, Wear & Tear, & Deterioration????
Things now being built out of sawdust and chalk dust.
Holy crap it's a boomer war
@Projekt:Kobra shhhhh, you're scaring the kids😂
I wish you could bring a historian with you to get every ounce of information throughout the parts you visit. Such precious American history!
Historians couldn't tell you the truth. History is a lie agreed upon... The historians just regurgitate what they were told to pass tests to get there pretty little degree that's says they know everything now. Whatever they are gonna tell you it's bs! Google starforts! You'll soon. Realize there is identical ones, thousands and thousands of them on EVERY continent in the world! The historians will have a story for each one and say they were all built at different times by different people and it's clearly made up! You probably have one in or near your city and never realized it. They dont really like talking about them. Once you see the scale and the places they are youll start scratching your head. Plus they all have networks of tunnels under them as well. Most are covered up now.
Mike Hunt wat u sayin bout starforts ? Like it ain’t man made I’m tryna look it up
Mike Hunt I looked up forts in Michigan n Fort Wayne a star fort 😂😭😭
Its because he isnt supposed to be there for one thing...
Great video! Getting to see something that otherwise I wouldn’t have seen is cool. And being as it’s a historic location makes it even better. Thanks!
I Love how you said how beautiful that old door was, I feel the Same Way about old things and places..Great Work..Stay Safe..
Information like dates and years vary a bit with this fort. I did my best with what I found.
Truly Fascinating! Always appreciated thanks for the tour.
Have you ever checked out abandoned six flag amusement park in the new orleans.
Thank you Chriss,Great video,I have no audio but enjoyed it..Stay safe,73
You were right on your assumptions regarding the ovens and the canon tracks. I've been to a couple of those forts in Maine. Fort Knox in Maine is probably the most preserved and coolest one. It's also haunted.
@@artificialfrontiers4603 Right on Ft Knox,,,
Beautiful place! I’m so glad the taggers haven’t got hold of it.
@Sue Randall You are kinder than I. I wouldn't have used the word "art" in that comment at all. It's just desecration by savages.
@Sue Randall It's just vandalism.
You are my favorite channel on youtube. No fluff or over exaggerated music. Simply one mans perspective. Amazing
I'm really enjoying your videos! I, too, thought the doors were lovely. It's great when you pass on whatever info you find about each place and you're not judgmental. I like your style and I subbed so I can see more places that I never knew about.
Great video. I cant believe our government would let a place with such great historical value go abandoned and so unkept. Even if it is unsafe for people to visit, does not mean it should be left to rot away.
Our government is too busy giving away billions of $$$ to other countries in foreign aid to take care of our historical places and our modern infrastructure for that matter.
Many places of historical value in the South are being allowed to quietly slip into ruin so they can be torn down in a few years and erased from history.
@@Snake-ms7sj Truth.
Sad but true
its because its in the south.
WoW ! Simply amazing ! 😀 Millions of bricks. Would be great to see how it originally looked when first built. Great video 😉
WOW awesome find. I absolutely enjoy history. Thank you for the video man
Another Great Video. Thank You I really enjoy watching.
Dude - one of your best videos!!
Awesome and beautiful fort! Enjoyed your video!
Thank you ever so much for recording this old fort for all of us to see. This video will be a good record of what once was there once it has all crumbled into the earth. Too sad, really.
That was a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing this. It is a shame to see historic places abandoned and deteriorating. So sad.
I’d like to thank you for holding the camera so steady. I can’t watch many of the urbex videos because they’re so shaky I get nauseous.
Jenni C. I hate that because I CAN’T SEE ANYTHING with the camera bouncing around like it’s on a trampoline.
The wonders of image stabilisation built into modern cameras,in most cases now without even needing a fragile gimbal.Also videos made outside in the wind without using a proper microphone with a wind shield can make an otherwise good video unwatchable.Why spend hundreds of dollars on a camera but not $20 or so on an external microphone?
It's a good video and the fort is very similar to what we have here in the UK,sadly most with graffiti though.
Really great video. Thanks for making it
Very cool old fort with a lot of history. This fort reminds me of another fort I visited in Bahamas, off the coast line to defend the land from pirates coming in off the ocean.
I bet that was interesting. I'd love to explore all over the Bahamas
Thanks for sharing. This is one of the coolest abandoned places videos on YT.
I just can't get enough of these history explorations! I'm loving your videos dude!
Amazing and sad. Reminds me of my favorite fort, Fort Macon in Atlantic Beach NC.
My thought exactly.
Yep Ft. Macon and Ft. Pulaski
Dude I am loving the abandoned videos 🏚
Thanks Starkcon
I really enjoy just listening to you narrate the sight. It should be restored, would make an amazing sight to see. Thank you for sharing.
Great Explore and video!! I Really love seeing places with a history. You presented the historical facts in a great narrative, as well as printing out some of it on the screen. That fort must have had a lot of cannons! Keep Up The Good Work!!
I agree!! No graffiti!! That’s awesome! Very cool place. That needs to be saved! Restored or at least preserved how it is now
Great video sir.
I lived in the neighborhood across the street from there, we had 16 feet of water during Katrina and I can tell you that Fort was completely under water. But as it is outside the levee system, the water only stayed for a few hours, then went back out as the tide went down. When I was younger we played in that Fort all the time, rode 4 wheelers in every place you walked in. After Katrina it was just filled with couple feet of mud and dead grass from the swamps around there. Some weekends we would get together and clean up some things on our own.
Ten miles up Hwy 90 is Ft Pike. Much better shape as it was open to the public for many years, but I think Katrina damaged it and is now closed off.
Thanks for not trashing the place as a youngster. You must have been raised up right!
Loved this video. Never knew about this place. Keep up the great work.
Wonderful explore! Thank you for sharing a part of history with us before it is lost forever.
Very few would have seen the beauty in that old door; you are a perfect guide.
As for the fort, the government (or current owner) should parcel it out to a group of individuals, each of whom must sign an agreement to restore their portion according to specific guidelines in a given period of time and participate in upkeep and gradual minor restorations of what could be labeled as "shared areas", like the general grounds and such, with the goal of it being a profit making endeavor for current and future owners with a... (condominium type?) of ownership of individual sections with continued responsibilities and guidelines, making it available as a tourist attraction.
It's just a spontaneous thought on how to not lose it to time and nature in trying to be good stewards of this planet we've been given responsibility and authority over.
The mortar of the bricks is failing; essentially, each section's entire structure would have to be dismantled, and they'd be rebuilding a new fort, in the old fort's style, out of old brick. It's just not feasible.
@@workingguy6666, you're probably right... and yet...
I don’t think the government could do it in any sort of reasonable fashion. The Governor or some other responsible representative would contract the work to his nephew, cost calculated at $75 per man hour labor charge, the nephew would hire some unskilled workers to cut weeds and sweep floors at $13 an hour and the rest of the tax money allotted to the project would evaporate. The nephew would later have to defend himself in court. It would take some private administration of the project for to ever be completed but significant estimated profit would have to be evident.
It’s disappointing that our government, who is responsible for maintaining our infrastructure using our money, can’t be trusted for such a project. It would seem to be a relatively small job for them considering the scope of their responsibility and important to the history of our country but once the proposal came to the table for something like this, the vultures would be circling overhead.
The fort is located in the delta on a island, the only thing that is out there are a couple of small fishing villages. Main reason they closed Fort Macomb and Fort Pike is that almost no one goes out there. Also, its in Louisiana and, more specifically, New Orleans. The amount of corruption that would be involved with such a project would probably lead to more damage at worse and nothing actually getting done at best.
Great idea.
The masonry is beautiful. The skill required to do some of the shooting ports, and the interior is almost a lost art. This site should be maintained if for nothing else, it`s stand to the test of time, along with it`s brick work.
Wow that place is amazing! Thanks for the explore. Your content is top notch!
Thanks for posting. This was really very enjoyable to watch.
We used to hang out there all the time as teenagers in the '60s . Full of Cottonmouths too.
Build and let rot the unspoken motto of every government.
Always a pleasure to see a new video from you. I am never disappointed. Keep up the great work and thank you.
It should have been a good defensive position in 1861 but the Confederates were so short on manpower they sent most of their troops to Virginia. The South coastline was as strong as Swiss cheese. Ft. Pulaski in Savannah, similar but smaller, is well-preserved. It also fell early in the war.
My father took me there when I was a young boy. Sad to see it abandoned.
A place that large and significant to the state's history shouldn't ever have been left to rot from the start; it should have been maintained from the very beginning and marked as a historical monument just like Mount Vernon or Monticello. Thanks again for yet another awesome exploration.
Thanks for taking us along!!
The floor is very clean, someone must be looking after the place.
It was a fireplace. You can see the angled brick line, and there's no evidence of interlacing from an old door way. The brick is original to the location.
Loved exploring old forts! Thanks MI, way cool fort!
So cool! Thanks for sharing!
Two big surprises: No graffiti and no wildlife living inside the shelter. I would have thought there would have been wasp nests at least.
Probably is wasps, ants, and spiders during the summer months
It is in an isolated area. You can only get there by boat.
@@MafiaKingfishNOLA ..no you can drive right up to it. Its not an island, but on the edge of some land or marsh. Was built to keep an eye on the river traffic. Make sure no enemies was coming in from the ocean and up the river. You might have this one confused with Fort Sumpter, which is an island
@@josephjohnson1161 I live very close to this. There is no way you can drive a vehicle up to this fort. It is surrounded by marsh and water. Now Fort Pike, a few miles down the road can be driven to, but not this one. You could drive to this one before Katrina but since then it is surrounded by virtually a swamp.
You must not live close enough . Because clearly at 19 sec you can see houses behind it and the road leading up to it
I always think of all the deceased people involved in places like that. The people that had the idea, then the ones that drew up the plans, dimensions, the ones that made and laid the bricks...any idea how many months it took to build that fort?
Then of all the ones that lived and worked in there, the conversations they had etc. yeah. I know. I'm weird.
You think exactly like me. I could spend hours in an amazing place like this.
Granted, I've never claimed to be normal, but I think of things like that too. Like when I see a very old photo that has unidentified people in them, I wonder who those people were and what their lives were like. And when i see an abandoned house, sometimes I think about who the people who lived there through the years were, the good and bad times they may have had in that house, and what they would think if they could see the house empty and abandoned. But like you, I'm weird too.
Not at all
Same here. I always think about the people who wanted to be there and the ones forced to be there.
Bitethedevil, not being weird. I think the same myself as others do as well. Makes for a good visual.
Another fantastic job on another video!
I forwarded this to a friend who grew up south of New Orleans & is familiar with some of the old forts there. Thanks for posting, from Texas, Richard.
I think it's been spared from graffiti because I've never noticed a way one can get to it other than by boat. Fort Pike is the sister fort further up Hwy 90 at the Rigolets. This is the same stretch of road where Jayne Mansfield met her demise in a car wreck.
No, you can drive or walk right to it. Only a chain link fence stopping anybody.
If it wasn’t graffitied before, it will be now...
THank you for these amazing sights you are sharing with us.....so many places I didn't know existed.
I love seeing abandoned places, imagining what might have taken place there and almost seeing people walking around there back in their day. I could even imagine a spirit peeking around a doorway watching you.
You need to see Fort Pulaski Tybee Island Georgia .
Agreed! We were stationed at ft Stewart for 8 years and saw a lot of historically significant places all along the coast
@@hetherpickwell5174 camp swampy , I live at the end of red cloud range and hear tank fire all the time , I miss seeing the A- 10 warthog fly over .
At 2 minutes in, that tracks for artillery cannons. With all your exploring you should have a metal detector bud. Very interesting at least for me. I'm very much into Civil War history and the like. Good video thanks for the upload
Metal detecting and the necessary digging would accelerate deterioration .
phlodel I am an archaeologist 30 years in. I think I know how to dig a little coin on the ground with a fucking up the building. But you're open to your opinion and free to have one. I appreciate that. Let's just agree to disagree. Obviously we have the same interests were watching the same videos
@@everettmenard8250 finally archeologist who agrees metal detecting wont ruin a site
You put a very nice video together, thank you for taking us with you!
Love your videos, Chris
Go to Savannah, GA. They have a beautiful fort name Fort Jackson.
And Fort Pulaski which is exactly like this fort
@@beeamerica5024 Facts!
@@Keep_rising_to_top what would you like to know sir I've been there many times
@@beeamerica5024 I was saying facts aka what you're saying is true. I've been to both forts.
@@Keep_rising_to_top oh okay my misunderstanding
I love these old forts, if I have the time and money I would be spending all my free time traveling to see these spots.
🇯🇲🥃😎love your videos man, you be safe out there and thanks for sharing all these videos
Another cool video. Keep them coming
If the Alamo had been built like that, Davy Crockett and William Travers could have held off the Mexican army for a lot longer! An amazing video, I wonder how many big guns that place had and how many men it took to man it. You should probably wear a hard hat when you walk inside these places. All it takes is one brick to fall.
If the Alamo had been built like this, the Texican revolutionaries would not have been able to capture it from Gen Coz the year before, so moot
All the Alamo ever was is a catholic church reinforced and turned into a fort. It was more of a military outpost than an actual fort. But the Texans held it as long as they could back then against the Mexican army, those guys including Davy Crockett died with their boots on!
Please be careful while you're out exploring alone.
You are genuinely someone I would do this with, chill guy and historic places, nice m8 👌
What a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing this with us.
This looks like a star fort to me and this is also the filming location of true detective season 1 with Woody harellson and Matthew McConaughey
@blackkey1976 I'm willing to bet it's built on something far older
Time is a flat circle
Apex Gemini Carcosa! Death is not the end! Rejoice!!
Used in finale of the first season of True Detective
I was thinking the same thing. Was about to look it up to verify when I saw your comment.
@@thepixalking6589 Still look it up!
Thank you for another great video. You present your material very respectfully and assertive with the history of our country!
You find the coolest places to explore! Luved the Observatory,. but this is my new favorite vid!
Was that one of the filming locations in the movie Lincoln vs. Zombies?
both the state and the local governments should spend money to save this historical site.
i Huang keep wishing NANCY PELOSI would rather spend that money on a trip.
NOLA could care less about this fort or fort pike for that matter.
Chris, You certainly are one brave soul. Exploring this place all by yourself. Loved seeing it. I wish I could travel back and see how it was when in use. Thanks as always and take care of yourself.
They had fire places back then to keep warm, and to cook in. I spotted several during your tour. Beautifully done.
The final confrontation in True Detective Season 1 was filmed here.
Did you see any remnants of the production?
Todd Tharp I thought it looked like that
Todd Tharp I thought it was Carcosa. Wild 😜
Who evers owns it, state or the Fed's, should restore it'sour history and the tourist will love it.
It's privately owned and, unfortunately, the video was done while trespassing. Ft. Pike, to the east is very similar and is owned by the State of La but is closed due to hurricane damage and state budget cuts.
@@georgem7965 Thank ,you. For me both sites should be restored. Doesn't surprise me with Louisiana
This is AWESOME!!! Wow. Thank you so much
I am very happy to find your channel - so relaxing and well narrated / shot. None of this edgy 'extreme' exploring with constant swearing and mucking about on camera. You seem to almost have a reverence for the places you visit and a love of the history behind them.
Can you imagine what you'd find with a metal detector.
wonder how spending time there during a hurricane would be ? safe ? looks sturdy 148 years
It’s close to the water it would probably flood and then drain
Awesome as always
Looked cool. Thanks for the tour and information!
it reminds me of the Fallout IV fort.
This place would be a great spot to try and get some EVP. Who knows what you'll hear? Maybe lost souls of Union and Confederate soldiers? Would love to spend a night or two there.
Awesome bro!!! You make the coolest videos!!
That was super interesting!! Would love to see more of these kinds of places!
I would guess that the tracks in the floor are for cannon.
John Price. My thought as well, with bricked up window ...