Newellton in Tensas Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Balmoral Mounds
Ancient Mounds Trail
Lower Plaque
This archaeological site is on private property. Please view the site from the highway right-of-way.
NO TRESPASSING
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Trail series list.
Location. 32° 7.917′ N, 91° 14.44′ W. Marker is in Newellton, Louisiana, in Tensas Parish. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 65 and Garden Road (State Highway 888), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 65. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newellton LA 71357, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bridges Across Holt's Bayou and Bayou Du Rosset (approx. 1.6 miles away); Davis Plantations (approx. 1.6 miles away); Franklin Plantation (approx. 1.9 miles away); Henry Watkins Allen (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hovey Cuts A Road (approx. 3.4 miles away); Shackleford Church Mounds (approx. 3.8 miles away); Linwood Plantation (approx. 8.1 miles away); Winter Quarters Plantation (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newellton.
Also see . . . Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - Balmoral Mounds. (Submitted on May 31, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
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