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Cold War Sites in Plaquemines Parish, LA
Missile sites, radar stations and launch facilities from the Cold War, a chapter close enough that many visitors lived through it.
Plaquemines Parish is one of 64 counties in Louisiana. Reading about this period is one thing. Standing where it happened, with the record in your hand, is how it stops being a date on a test.
On the record near Plaquemines Parish, LA
The 12 nearest
There are no cold war sites on the record within 300 miles of Plaquemines Parish, LA. These are the 12 listed historic sites of any kind closest to it, out of 195 within 30 miles. 4 listed sites carry Plaquemines Parish as their county.
- Harlem Plantation House6.7 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · Pointe a la Hache · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
- Promised Land8.0 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · Braithwaite · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
- Mary Plantation House8.2 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · Braithwaite · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
- Sebastopol Plantation House10 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · St. Bernard · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
- Ducros, Dr. Louis A., House10 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · St. Bernard · listed 2014National Register of Historic Places
- Kenilworth Plantation House12 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · St. Bernard · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
- St. Patrick's Church13 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · New Orleans · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
- St. Joseph Church-Convent of the Most Holy Sacrament Complex16 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · Gretna · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
- Gretna Post Office17 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · Gretna · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
- Old Jefferson Parish Courthouse17 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · Gretna · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
- Fort Proctor17 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · Shell Beach · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
- Crockett, David, Fire Hall and Pumper17 miles from the center of Plaquemines Parish · Building · Gretna · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
Distances are straight-line from the center of Plaquemines Parish, LA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.
Cold War Sites in Plaquemines Parish, step by step
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Read the short history of the period for this area
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Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter
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Visit the nearest site and read its full record
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Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest
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Add the site to a route that follows the period in order
What people in Plaquemines Parish, LA ask first
How much does it cost to visit these sites in Plaquemines Parish, LA?
Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.
Where does the information on these sites come from?
From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.
Are the hard parts of this history included?
Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.
Why are there so many of these sites near Plaquemines Parish, LA?
Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.
How a visit works in Plaquemines Parish
- Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Plaquemines Parish, LA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
- Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
- Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Plaquemines Parish, LA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
- Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.
The rules that make it work
The record comes first
Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.
Read the whole story
A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.
Movement makes it stick
People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.
Local beats famous
The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.
Respect the ground
Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.
Every visitor can improve it
Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.
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