Exploring Fort Macomb Abandoned Since 1867
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- Abandoned since 1867, Fort Macomb just outside of New Orleans still stands and we got permission to go inside and explore it.
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Hi there, I’m NOLADEEJ! I go to different places in and around New Orleans and sometimes to other cities, states, and countries. I visit Roadside Attractions, Historical Spots, Cemeteries, Abandoned Places, Festivals and Events. I try to check as much out as I can and share what I find here so everyone can enjoy it. If you like what you see, please consider subscribing to my channel. I post videos often! Thanks for dropping by! - Розваги
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What an incredible place this was to be able to document. You could feel the history here! Thanks as always for watching! 😊
This was awesome! True detective season 1 is my favorite tv show ever! What an amazing place to see . Thank you!
Very cool! Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for the video tour! This Fort plays a roll in my family history: my grandfather had a "camp" (which was wiped out by Katrina) across the channel next door to the hunting/fishing lodge in the '30's, 40's & 50's. I have several photos of the camp, the CXS Ft. Macomb Swing Bridge with the Fort in the distance which is pretty indiscernible in any of the photos. I visited the Fort for the first time in February 2023 and parked in the open spot west of the Fort where your cars were parked. We spotted "unauthorized" people around the Fort and decided we didn't feel safe so our exploration was very limited. I had no idea there was as much to the Fort as your video showed. The drone images were wonderful and your view from the top of the Fort looking across the channel at where our camp was once located was fabulous! Thank you for fighting your way through the overgrowth! If I was filming while following those treacherous steps you took, I'm sure I would have ended up with the scenery! I was so moved by my visit in 2023 I built a replica of the Ft. Macomb Swing Bridge for my Lionel "O" gauge train! Thanks!!
That’s so cool!! Sorry to hear the camp is gone now though.
Love your videos! You're the reason im taking a trip to NOLA next week.
Oh right on!! That's awesome!
I loved the vlogs NOLA Deej. I really enjoy the history on both Ft. McComb and Ft. Pike.
Thank you! Yeah these were both really cool
Good History lesson. Deej we also have a number of Forts here in the Philippines. Fort Santiago, Baluarte of LA Union Etc.
Oh very cool!! I'd love to see those!
Pretty good my man!
Thanks for your drone footage~
Thank ya! And yeahan anytime!
@@NOLADEEJ this was great. Glad BJ went too, I watched his vlogs. So much fun seeing these historical forts through your eyes. Thank you so much NolaDeej! (and BJ)
@@pamelasmitley3712 we had a blast!!
Awesome Fort NolaDeej! Thanks for showing this!
Thanks dude, yeah it was pretty incredible!!
Wow. This is awesome. The way earth is taking over makes it beautiful. I like the way you give the history of your journeys. Another good video deej
I love seeing nature taking over stuff! Thank you!
@@NOLADEEJ you're welcome
This is awesome! I love these historic videos!
Thanks buddy!!
Its a shame the fort couldn't be restored! What history it has for Louisiana! Thanks for the history lesson....I love our Louisiana history!
I'd love to see it restored so more people can visit it
@@NOLADEEJ Me too....I am from New Orleans, and never knew about the forts, until recently....such history! Thank you for touring for us!
Thanks for the tour.
Thanks man!
What a wonderful video! Another gem of history in Louisiana!
Thanks so much!
Thanks for another very informative video Deej. It is interesting how much nature has reclaimed this old fort. Have a great day!
Yeah I really loved how overgrown it all was!
This should be a museum it’s a shame it is just going to waste.
I'll never forget this fort. About 45 years ago I drove to Mardi Gras with some friends. After a wild night we made our way to the car at about 2am and wondered where we were going to sleep. We drove to the coast and headed east and, after awhile, found this fort, parked the old Lincoln and dragged our sleeping bags (the bags were the extant of our preparedness) and slept on the brick floor. Very cool.
Went down there a couple of years later and the place was taken over by bikers. Then, a few years later my company sent me to New Orleans on a job and I went there and found it was turned into a state park. That good because my wild days were over and I had a hotel room in the French Quarter.
Oh wow!! That's pretty cool, would love to sleep there!
Woww what a amazing tour. I love nola here's many many history
Thank you! So do I
Very interesting Deej thanks for your great videos
Thanks so much! 😊
Superb production, loved the footage, comments, adventurous feel, historical background
Thank you so much!!
Wow! I'm a NOLA native and never knew this one existed! Thanks for sharing, great job as always!
what amazing content - really appreciate your research and all the beauty your camera captures. I traveled across that bridge a few years ago on a bike and knowing about these forts really enhances my thoughts about the area!
that deteriorating well covering is absolutely terrifying - I really hope nobody ever accidentally falls in there!!!
Thank you! Yeah I hope nobody falls in there either
Back in the 60s and early 70s I use to visit Fort McComb often as I lived nearby. The fort was overgrown with trees which were quite large. Back then you could just walk right in, no fence or doors to keep people out. One night my girlfriend and I visited. We had flashlights but it was very dark and spooky. She insisted on leaving after only a short visit. Good video, brings back a lot of memories.
That sounds cool! Being there at night must be really eerie!
Very cool Louisiana history lesson. Thanks for sharing. 🐍 Jenn
Thank you!!
Excellent video and narration
Thanks so much!
The drainage ditch could have been a track for cannons.
Perfectly Documented Noladeej!
Thank you so much!
@@NOLADEEJ Always Welcome.....very impressive presentation!
I learn alot thank you
Thank you buddy!
@@NOLADEEJ your welcome
Bro, your docs a nothing less than awesome, I’m proud to sub your channel, I grew up on the Westbank, fished all around both pike and MaComb
Thanks so much! That means a lot!
This is a pretty interesting historical location, we have something similar to this in NYC, which is called Governor's Island.
Oh that's cool! I love places like this
The season finale of true detective season 1 was filmed here. It’s the setting of Carcosa and the home of the yellow king. Very cool looking place
Just think, people carried all those bricks there, probably off ships, and set them in place, way back then. I imagine the people working to build it, and doing whatever, cooking, cleaning weapons, during the time line, perhaps even some of our past relatives.
I definitely thought about that while I was walking around in there. Amazing to think how long ago that was but can still see and touch it.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking when I slept there after Mardi Gras years ago.
Nice, I grew up on the island. I have a drone video of fort pike on my channel. Plan on going back an do a walk through soon to upload. Great video. I know this place well.
It's an awesome spot for sure!
Interesting...especially since my wife is a direst descendent of Alexander MacComb...the forts namesake.
Oh wow!!
I’m getting ideas haha.
I suspect the bricks were salvaged from the burned down section
Hi Deej.
I honestly hope they never try and restore it. It's a lot of fun to "sneak" into and feel like you're getting away with something.
They need to capitalize on tourism. Selling tickets would pay for the fort and salaries.
This a star fort. It was something else before it was a fort. Research star forts there all over the world
Shrubbery!
How did you get permission? There’s nobody to get permission from..lmao
That’s not true
I went last week. Doors wide open. No signs and no indication as to who’s in charge…I do have a question. What are the large metal poles along the top edge?
Shrubbery!