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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22H2_mound-c_Pioneer-LA.html
Mound C measures today about 260 feet long by 80 feet wide,
but some of its original width has been lost through erosion
into Bayou Macon. It appears to be about 6 feet tall, but its true
base is about 2 feet lower than the current height of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GO_monumental-earthworks-of-poverty-point_Pioneer-LA.html
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World
Heritage Committee has designated the
Monumental Earthworks of
Poverty Point
as a
World Heritage Site
thereby placing it on a select list of protected areas ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GL_poverty-point-state-historic-site_Pioneer-LA.html
Prehistoric Earthworks Built between
1600 B.C. to 1100 B.C. by
Hunters and Gatherers
Largest and most Elaborate Native
American Settlement of its Time
in North America
Preserving Our Heritage for
Past and Future Generations
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22GK_poverty-point-earthworks_Pioneer-LA.html
The Poverty Point site earthworks are the largest in North America at the
time they were built (1700 B.C. to 1100 B. C.). The huge size and
complexity indicates that the inhabitants were settled, even though they
were hunter-gatherers and also …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22CB_lower-jackson-mound_Epps-LA.html
Lower Jackson, located one-half mile south of this highway, was once thought to be part of the nearby Poverty Point site. However, charcoal found beneath the mound dates it to 3500 BC, 2000 years earlier than Poverty Point. The mound was built in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22C9_poverty-point-earthworks_Pioneer-LA.html
Poverty Point is a complex of six mounds and six semi-circular ridges built about 1500 BC. The earthworks at this site were the largest in the Western Hemisphere at that time. Many of the artifacts found here show these Indians had an extensive tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22A5_earthworks-of-poverty-point_Pioneer-LA.html
The Poverty Point earthworks,
located 1.1 miles north, date to
1700-1100 B.C. Built by Native
Americans who hunted, fished,
and gathered wild foods. The 5
mounds, 6 ridges, and 43-acre
plaza present a design unique
in the world. A 6th mound…