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historicalmarkerproject.com/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 a single e…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29DH_crooks-mound_Jonesville-LA.html
The mound here is a reconstruction
of the larger of 2 burial mounds
that archaeologists completely
excavated in 1938. The large mound
was 21 feet tall and dome shaped.
A smaller mound was 100 feet south
of the large one. It was 2 feet tall
and rectan…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29HO_sundown-mounds_Saint-Joseph-LA.html
Sundown has 3 mounds that form
an equilateral triangle. Two of
the mounds are platform shaped
and one is dome shaped. The
largest measures 11 feet tall,
while the other two are less
than 8 feet tall. Decorated
pottery found in a possible
village are…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29LB_wade-landing-mound_Columbia-LA.html
The Wade Landing site has a single platform mound. Indian pottery and soil studies suggest that the site is about 1000 years old. The mound was built in two stages and is 9 feet high and 130 by 165 feet at the base. Historic graves in the summit have helped…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29MV_mayflower-mound_Saint-Joseph-LA.html
Mayflower is a rectangular-shaped mound with a flat top. It was 10 1/2 feet tall, 130 by 130 feet at the base and 60 by 65 feet at the summit. The mound is well preserved, but the southeast corner was damaged during historic times. Decorated pottery found n…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29U0_alexander-mound_Harrisonburg-LA.html
Alexander is a conical-shaped mound that is 10 1/2 feet tall and 98 by 130 feet at the base. It is the largest of 7 mounds that once stood here. The other 6 were only 1 1/2 to 5 feet tall. They have been reduced in size by plowing and are barely visible tod…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29U1_boothe-landing-mound_Harrisonburg-LA.html
Boothe Landing is a 10-foot-tall conical mound that is well preserved. The oval-shaped base measures 82 feet by 60 feet. A village was just north of the mound. Decorated pottery found in the village area suggests Indians built the mound around 500-100 BC.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2A23_scott-place-mounds_Farmerville-LA.html
Scott Place is a 5-mound complex dating to around AD 1200. Four of the mounds are well preserved. The largest is a platform mound and is 11 feet tall. The other 4 are dome shaped and are more difficult to see from this spot. One is almost 7 feet tall. The o…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2A24_insley-mounds_Delhi-LA.html
Insley once had up to 13 mounds. Only 2 are visible from the road. The closest one is 10½ feet tall and rectangular with a flat top. The mound farther north is 20 feet tall, but was 5 feet taller before fill was removed from its top. Indians built thes…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2IYZ_shackleford-church-mounds_-.html
Shackleford Church Mounds. Ancient Mounds Trail. . Shackleford is a ceremonial site with 4 mounds that dater to about AD 800. Three of the mounds are 3 feet tall or less. However, the large platform mount is over 13 feet tall and is the best-preserved part…