Fort St. Pierre Site

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fort St. Pierre Site
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
nearest_city= Vicksburg, Mississippi
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 29
lat_seconds = 44.49
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 47
long_seconds = 54.72
long_direction = W
locmapin = Mississippi
area =
built =1729
architect=
architecture=
designated= February 16, 2000cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1494662562&ResourceType=Site
title=Fort St. Pierre Site |accessdate=2007-10-24|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = February 16, 2000cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=00000263

Fort St. Pierre Site is an archaeological site that was the location of a French fort during 1719-1729, center of a community named Yazoo Post. The site has additional importance for its use in dating other archaeological sites due to its integrity and brief period of use.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/00000263.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort St. Pierre Site / Fort St. Peter / Fort St. Claude des Yasous / Yazoo Post / Site 23-M-5] |829 KB|date=December 19, 1997 |author=Ian W. Brown and Mark R. Barnes |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/00000263.pdf Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19 and 19.] |533 KB]

A quite extensive history of the site is available.

Other names for the site include: Fort St. Peter; Fort St. Claude des Yasous; Yazoo Post; and Site 23-M-5.

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