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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26QR_old-river_Saint-Francisville-LA.html
After logjams in the Red and Atchafalaya Rivers were removed, the Mississippi threatened to change course by sending increasing mounts of water to the Atchafalaya via Old River.The connection between the Mississippi, Red and Atchafalaya rivers beg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26QQ_three-rivers-confluence_Saint-Francisville-LA.html
The Three Rivers Confluence is where the Red River, Old River and the Atchafalaya River meet and combine the distributary outflow of the Mississippi River with the Atchafalaya Basin. This complex intersection is the origin of the Atchafalaya River…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YPW_jimmy-lee-swaggart_Ferriday-LA.html
Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15) Jimmy Lee Swaggart was born March 15, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana. Ministering the Word under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, he preached to stadiums filled with capac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YPS_mickey-gilley_Ferriday-LA.html
For most of his career, Pianist/vocalist Mickey Gilley lived in the shadow of his cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, playing a similar fusion of country, rock, blues and R&B. In the early '70s, he managed to breakthrough into country stardom, but it wasn't …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YP3_jerry-lee-lewis_Ferriday-LA.html
Jerry Lee Lewis, aka The Killer, was born in 1935, in Ferriday, LA, where he began playing piano in his youth with his cousins, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart. He grew up listening to broadcasts of the Louisiana Hayride and Grand Ole Opry on the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YJI_lamarque-landing-mound_Clayton-LA.html
Lamarque Landing is a conical mound that is 6½ feet tall and 115 feet in diameter. Indians built the mound about AD 1000. Excavations at the site revealed that the mound was built in 3 separate episodes.Lower PlaqueThis archaeological site is…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YJ5_cypress-grove-mound_Ferriday-LA.html
Cypress Grove is one of the best-preserved conical mounds in northeast Louisiana. This 10-foot-tall mound is 115 feet in diameter at the base. It was built in a single episode around AD 750. The pond north of the mound may be where soil was remove…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YJ2_churupa-plantation-mound_Ferriday-LA.html
Churupa Plantation Mound was built around AD 1000. The mound was constructed in a single episode on top of the remains of an earlier Indian village. Plowing has altered the original conical shape. Today, the mound is 7 feet tall and 150 by 125 fee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-ca58d_deprato-mounds_Ferriday-LA.html
DePrato has 5 dome-shaped mounds, 3 of which are clearly seen from the road. Flooding has covered the ground and lower portions of the mounds with 2½ feet of sediment. Thus, the mounds appear smaller than their true height of 5-6 feet. Radioc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-91af2_don-jose-vidal_Vidalia-LA.html
Spanish Commandant Post of Concordia, 1798-1803. Served in Spanish Navy in the American Revolution. Spanish Consul in Natchez. Louisiana Legislature named Vidalia in his honor in 1811.