Fort Rosalie

Fort Rosalie
Drawing of Fort Rosalie, on the Natchez bluff, above the Mississippi River, date unknown
LocationNatchez, Mississippi
Coordinates31°33′24″N 91°24′36″W / 31.55667°N 91.41000°W / 31.55667; -91.41000
ArchitectJean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville
Architectural stylelog-built fort with blockhouses and enclosed within a stockade
Part ofNatchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District (ID72000685)
Designated CPApril 11, 1972

Fort Rosalie was built by the French in 1716 within the territory of the Natchez Native Americans as part of the French colonial empire in the present-day city of Natchez, Mississippi.