Fort Maurepas

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Fort Maurepas, later known as Old Biloxi, was developed in colonial French Louisiana in April 1699 along the Gulf of Mexico . Fort Maurepas was designated temporarily as the capital of Louisiana in 1699. The capital was moved from Ocean Springs to Mobile in 1710, then to New Orleans in 1723 on the Mississippi River. Government buildings in the latter city were still under construction.

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Location: 30.4056, -88.8292, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Fort Maurepas
    1699 French settlement in southeastern USA
  • Fort Massachusetts
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