Ocean Springs, United States
Fort Maurepas
Fort Maurepas, later known as Old Biloxi, was a fort 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.
- City
- Ocean Springs
- Country
- United States
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia