Bayou Sorrel in Iberville Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Bayou Sorrel Indian Mound
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, August 4, 2018
1. Bayou Sorrel Indian Mound Marker
Bayou Sorrel Indian Mound is one of the most prominent in Atchafalaya Heritage Area. Archaeological investigation in 1913 by Clarence Moore include artifacts from Tchefuncte, Marksville, Baytown, Coles Creek or Plaquemine Period. After the Flood of 1927 people of the Basin began using the mound for burials.
Erected by Preservation of Iberville, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans.
Location. 30° 9.994′ N, 91° 21.066′ W. Marker is in Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana, in Iberville Parish. Marker can be reached from Bayou Sorrel Road. At the end of Bayou Sorrel Road, over levee and south about 300 yards. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plaquemine LA 70764, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bayou Plaquemine (approx. 9.1 miles away); Iberville African-American Cemetery (approx. 10.3 miles away); Joseph Erwin (approx. 10.3 miles away); Bayou Goula (approx. 10.3 miles away); Plaquemine Tribe World War 1 Memorial Tablet
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Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, August 4, 2018
2. Bayou Sorrel Indian Mound Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2018.
