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By Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2018
Kauila and the Sea Turtles of Punalu'u Marker (tall view)
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| Near Ninole Loop Road 1 mile from Mamalahoa Highway (Hawaii Route 11) when traveling east. |
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The mystical turtle, Kauila, makes her home in the Ka’u District at Punalu’u Bay. According to Hawaiian mythology, Kauila was empowered with the ability to turn herself from turtle into human form and would play with the children along the . . . — — Map (db m129454) HM |
| On South Point Road 11 miles south of Mamalahoa Highway (Hawaii Route 11), on the left when traveling south. |
| | South Point Complex has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historical Sites act of August 21st 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of United . . . — — Map (db m2314) HM |
| Near Chain of Craters Road (at milepost 16.3) near Hilina Pali Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The residents of this area did the best they could to live and survive and make do with what they had. This was the only life they knew. - Samual Kaho'ohualana, Kama'aina (Native born resident)
Hawaiians, native to these ahupua'a . . . — — Map (db m110974) HM |
| On Chain of Craters Road (at milepost 16.3) near Hilina Pali Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 'Ano 'ai ke aloha ia 'oukou no ke kipa 'ana am i Pu'uloa. Hele mai a 'ike me ke aloha a me ka mahalo.
With aloha, we welcome you to Pu'uloa - a place we honor and cherish. Please stay on the marked trail and boardwalk, for once this site and its . . . — — Map (db m110973) HM |
| Near Chain of Craters Road (at milepost 16.3), on the left. |
| | Honor the profound importance of Pu'uloa and its petroglyphs holds for many native Hawaiians - the past, present, and the future. Respect that importance by staying on the boardwalks so that their stories may live forever.
Ancient . . . — — Map (db m110976) HM |
| Near Chain of Craters Road (at milepost 16.3) near Hilina Pali Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | We come to Pu'uloa because we want what's best for our keiki (children). Pu'uloa holds two of my children's piko, There kūpuna (elders) brought them here and created the puka where there piko would rest, sealed under a stone These two . . . — — Map (db m110978) HM |
| Near Old Mamalahoa Highway near Old Onomea Road, on the right when traveling north. |
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The village of Kahali'i was located on this large point of land which extends into Onomea Bay. Though the village is gone, the descendants of Kahali'i still remember some of the legends concerning the area's landmarks. One story tells of the . . . — — Map (db m110862) HM |
| Near Crater Rim Drive near Mauna Loa Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Oli (chants) and mo'olelo (stories of this region recount the celebrated battle between Pelehonuamea (Pele, the volcano deity) and her sister, Hi'iakaikapoliopele (Hi'iaka), that erupted here at the summit of Kīlauea.
After a series of . . . — — Map (db m111041) HM |
| On Holoholokai Beach Park Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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Man has always left his mark. Symbols in rock were left by many early civilizations. Te Puako Petroglyph site is one of the largest and finest concentrations of the mysterious symbols left in Hawai‘i. It is likely that many of these petroglyphs . . . — — Map (db m3029) HM |
| On King's Trail, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Before you lies one of the major concentrations of ancient rock carvings in the Hawaiian Islands. Boundaries were not crossed casually in old Hawaii, and the thousands of surface carvings here, just north of the border between the ancient kingdoms . . . — — Map (db m4247) HM |
| Near Akoni Pule Highway (Hawaii Route 270), on the left when traveling north. |
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The ahupua'a is a traditional land division that runs mauka from the mountains to makai (seaward). The ahupua'a of Lapakahi encompasses more than 2,000 acres along the leeward slopes of the Kohala Mountains. The distance from the upland forests . . . — — Map (db m110324) HM |
| Near Kalia Road west of Beachwalk Street. |
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From olden times Waikīkī was viewed not only as a place of peace and hospitality, but of healing.
There was great mana (spiritual power) in Waikīkī. Powerful kahuna la‘au lapa‘au (or physicians) lived here. Throughout the . . . — — Map (db m13225) HM |
| Near Holomoana Street south of Ala Moana Boulevard. |
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The legendary surfer Duke Kahanamoku often strolled the sands of Waikīkī Beach fronting what is now Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, 1959.
In ancient times, the coastal plain where you now stand was known as . . . — — Map (db m13082) HM |
| On Kalaukaua Ave, on the left when traveling west. |
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Legend says these stones are the living legacy of four powerful Tahitian healers who once resided near this site at a place called Ulukon. From the court of the Tahitian chief, the names of the four were Kapaemahu, Kapuani, Kinohi, and Kahaloa. . . . — — Map (db m73116) HM |
| On Ala Moana Boulevard (Hawaii Route 92) at Kalia Road, on the right on Ala Moana Boulevard. |
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Chief Ma‘likūkāhi, who reigned over the island of Oahu in the mid-1400s, resided in Waikīkī and used it as his seat of government. He was greatly loved by his subjects who enjoyed unprecedented peace and prosperity. Ali‘i . . . — — Map (db m13200) HM |
| On Kawaihae Road (SR270). |
| | Welcome to Pu’ukohola Heiau, one of the most famous heiau (temples) in the Hawaiian Islands. This heiau is an integral component of the traditional Hawaiian social, political, and religious systems, and a significant place in the history of King . . . — — Map (db m71874) HM |
| On Menehune Road north of Hawaii Highway 50, on the left when traveling north. |
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The row of hewn stone along the inner side of the road is a remnant of one wall of a water-course which is said to have been made by the MENEHUNES (Hawaiian dwarves or Brownies)
The stones were brought from Mokihana
There is an old . . . — — Map (db m27646) HM |
| On Grove Street at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Grove Street. |
| | A place to call out the name of an old friend, play the card game “mus,” sit down to a meal, or dance to the music of the accordion and the txistu, the melodic Basque flute. All communities need somewhere to meet, and this is one . . . — — Map (db m119187) HM |
| Near U.S. 12 at 140th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Low mounds and depression in the ground here give only the faintest impression of villages that stood on both banks of the river. These are the remains of pit houses, built 1,500 to 2,000 years ago. Imagine the scene then: people spearing fish, . . . — — Map (db m109876) HM |
| On Harpster Grade Road (State Highway 13) near State Highway 14, on the right when traveling east. |
| | For thousands of years, Nimiipuu, or Nez Perce ancestors migrated between forest, river, and prairie environments, harvesting the resources as they came available with the passing seasons.
Seasonal Round
The Nimiipuu daily rhythms and . . . — — Map (db m121270) HM |
| Near State Highway 28, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Four panels in the Birch Creek Campground kiosk deal with the history of Birch Creek Valley
A Prehistory and History of
Lower Birch Creek Valley
a natural travel route between the Salmon River & the Snake River Plain . . . — — Map (db m109050) HM |
| On State Highway 28 near Birch Creek Campground, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Archaeological research as traced human occupation to this valley back more than ten thousand years.
The first men here found the valley forested. As the climate became drier, other mountain dwellers -- known to archaeologists as people of . . . — — Map (db m109031) HM |
| On U.S. 12 at milepost 11 near U.S. 95, on the right when traveling east. |
| | According to a Nez Perce Indian legend the stone arch up the hill was once two fighting insects.
Ant and Yellowjacket had an argument and came to blows over who had the right to eat dried salmon here. Fighting fiercely, they failed to notice . . . — — Map (db m121412) HM |
| On U.S. 12 at milepost 11 near U.S. 95, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The basalt arch on the hillside across the road depicts támsoy ka・?alatálo, insects Ant and Yellowjacket, locked in combat. Many features in this river valley relate to nimi・pu・ (Nez Perce) traditional stories. . . . — — Map (db m121414) HM |
| On U.S. 12 0.6 miles west of Lenore Grade, on the right when traveling west. |
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Household and family groups were the heart of Nimiipuu, or Nez Perce society.
Families lived and worked together, forming social alliances with others.
Each Nez Perce – man, woman, child – uniquely contributed to the common . . . — — Map (db m110701) HM |
| On U.S. 12 1 mile east of Nez Perce Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Coyote, the all-powerful animal spirit, was having a good time until Black Bear, the busybody, began to tease him.
Finally losing his temper, Coyote tossed his huge fishnet onto the hills across the river.
To teach Black Bear a lesson, Coyote . . . — — Map (db m109727) HM |
| On U.S. 12 1 mile east of Nez Perce Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Two styles of houses were used. Some were fairly square with interior benches dug out for use by a family or two.
Others were round – 20 to 30 feet wide and two to three feet deep – but lacked benches.
This village reached its height . . . — — Map (db m109725) HM |
| On West Arco Highway (U.S. 20 at milepost 291) near North 135 West, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Early day big game hunters who occupied lava caves around here more than 12,000 years ago, had a diet that included elephants, camels and giant bison.
When a gradual change to a warmer, drier climate made local grasslands into more desert . . . — — Map (db m124385) HM |
| On Champlin Road near North 3339 East. |
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(Two panels are found at the Shoshone kiosk:)
Native Americans and life in the Snake River Canyon
Coyote Creates the Snake River
A Traditional Shoshone-Bannock Story
Once in that . . . — — Map (db m125560) HM |
| On Indian Mounds Park west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Warmer climate ends the Ice Age and encourages the growth of different plants. Deciduous trees replace open spruce woodlands. Many Ice Age animals become extinct, and woodland animals such as white-tailed deer are more common. About 7,000 years ago . . . — — Map (db m150277) HM |
| On Indian Mounds Park 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Farming changes almost every part of life and leads to the development of Mississippian culture. Mississippian farmers grow corn, squash, beans, and some native plants. They also hunt, gather, and fish, producing enough food to feed towns and . . . — — Map (db m150286) HM |
| On Indian Mounds Park 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | People arrive in North America from Asia more than 14,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age. The formation of glaciers lowers sea level and exposes a wide land bridge connecting Asia and North America where the Bering Sea is today.
In . . . — — Map (db m150287) HM |
| On Indian Mounds Park west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Woodland people invent pottery for food storage and cooking and the bow and arrow for hunting and protection. They live in small villages, and they require raw materials and finished objects through long-distance trade.
They bury their dead . . . — — Map (db m150278) HM |
| Near South Mathews Avenue at West Oregon Street. |
| | During the mid-twentieth century, two anthropologists made landmark contributions to their field. Julian H. Steward developed cultural ecology, a method for studying cultural change by analyzing the interaction of social life, environment, and . . . — — Map (db m109619) HM |
| On North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
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Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, is an authentic Kwagulth Indian totem pole, carved in red cedar by Tony Hunt of Port Rupert, British Columbia.
The crests carved upon the totem pole represent Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, a whale with a man on its . . . — — Map (db m94404) HM |
| On South East Race Street at SW Arch Street, on the right when traveling east on South East Race Street. |
| | These millstones each weighing 1100 lbs. were unearthed from Kickapoo Creek (between Atlanta & Waynesville) by local residents in Aug 1988, a drought year. The mill was in operation from approx. 1848 until its collapse in 1915.
On loan by the . . . — — Map (db m160581) HM |
| Near Collins Lane 0.1 miles north of Collinsville Road. |
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Cahokia was the largest prehistoric Indian community in America north of Mexico. It covered an area of six square-miles, including at least 120 mounds of different size and function. Initial occupation during Late Woodland times (AD 700-800) . . . — — Map (db m151122) HM |
| Near Collins Ln 0.1 miles north of Collinsville Rd. |
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Monks Mound is the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas. Its base covers over 14 acres, and it rises to a height of 100 feet. It contains an estimated 22 million cubic feet of earth, all hand-carried in baskets from the many borrow pits . . . — — Map (db m62175) HM |
| Near Collins Lane 0.1 miles north of Collinsville Road. |
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The central ceremonial precinct of Cahokia was enclosed by a defensive wall, the Stockade (or Palisade). It was built of upright logs placed in 4-5 foot deep trenches and probably stood 10-15 feet high above the ground. It would take an estimated . . . — — Map (db m74887) HM |
| On West Street (Illinois Route 157) at West Schwarz Street, on the right when traveling east on West Street. |
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Route 66, the Mother Road, is an American icon that symbolizes romance and freedom of the open road. Born in 1926, Route 66 was one of the first numbered U.S. highways, journeying 2,500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, you can still "get . . . — — Map (db m144542) HM |
| On 2000N at Broad Street (Illinois Highway 106), on the right when traveling east on 2000N. |
| | New Philadelphia
Townsite
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
Founded in 1836 by Frank McWorter, New Philadelphia is the first known town planned and legally registered by an African American in the United States. . . . — — Map (db m134869) HM |
| On U.S. 45 0.1 miles east of East Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This area of some 143 acres located approximately two miles south of Carrier Mills was inhabited by prehistoric people throughout three different archaeological periods. Until the turn of the century, the South Fork of the Saline River was a . . . — — Map (db m146461) HM |
| On Ramey Drive 0.3 miles south of Collinsville Road, on the right when traveling south. |
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In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation creating America's first federal highway. The National Road would join the bustling cities of the East to the resource-rich wilderness of the West, connecting state capitals, county seats, . . . — — Map (db m144040) HM |
| Near Ramey Street 0.2 miles south of Collinsville Road. |
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The heart of Cahokia was the Grand Plaza situated between Monks Mound and the Twin Mounds. Archaeological testing has confirmed that the plaza was, in part, artificially created by filling in low areas and reducing high points to create a flat, . . . — — Map (db m147237) HM |
| Near Ramey Street 0.6 miles south of Collinsville Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Archaeologists from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, led by Dr. Melvin Fowler, excavated about two-thirds of Mound 72 from 1967-1971. He selected this mound for excavation because:
• It was along a hypothetical "centerline" of Cahokia
• . . . — — Map (db m144597) HM |
| On Ramey Street 0.3 miles south of Collinsville Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Before starting construction on the Interpretive Center in 1988, archaeologists excavated for two years in this area and discovered evidence of residential use, including over 80 houses and storage buildings, and several hundred storage and . . . — — Map (db m151121) HM |
| On Totem Lane at Spring Hollow Road, on the right when traveling south on Totem Lane. |
| | A 30 foot 19th century Alaskan Haida totem stood on this site c.1905-c.1948. The totem, part of Brady Collection in Alaska Pavilion at 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, was given to David M. Parry, industrialist, whose estate once encompassed Golden Hill. — — Map (db m81443) HM |
| On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street. |
| | We seldom pause to think of the peoples who long ago (some say 13,000 B.C. - 8,000 B. C.) Moved back and forth across this land. We know nothing, about these “Old Ones” and their times, they left no traces visible to us. They are known . . . — — Map (db m56415) HM |
| On East Independence Road near North 800 East, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1838 a band of over 800 Potawatomi Indians were forcibly removed from their homeland in Northern Indiana and marched to Eastern Kansas. Many died along the trail during the two month trek. This mournful caravan traveled this road on September 14, . . . — — Map (db m9307) HM |
| | In 1766, English and French Canadian traders wintered near this site. They must have puzzled over these strange earthen shapes-or others even nearer their cabin. The traders could not have known that the humble grave markers were vestiges of a . . . — — Map (db m61987) HM |
| On Stone State Park Drive. |
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Prehistoric hunter-gatherers traveled these hills more than 13,000 years ago, finding all they needed to sustain their nomadic bands. They were followed by Archaic and Woodland cultures, which formed more permanent camps and cultivated crops. . . . — — Map (db m136492) HM |
| | The back yards of Fort Scott's officers' quarters provided officers and their families private space that was not available to enlisted men. Back yards were the site of diversions such as gardening, gossiping, and entertaining.
Archeology has . . . — — Map (db m36146) HM |
| | "Bathing is promotive both of comfort and health; and where convenience for it are to be had, the men should be made to bathe at least once a week. The feet are to be washed at least twice a week."
1841 Army Regulations
This foundation, . . . — — Map (db m36168) HM |
| On Chestnut Street near Main Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | A History
David Sheppard and Dean O'Bannon found 'Tall Oak' in Rushville, Mo. The tree was donated to the Doniphan County Chamber of Commerce by Mr. and Mrs. David McDevitt. The name "Tall Oak" was given to the tree by Sherry Muse, 3rd grade . . . — — Map (db m47715) HM |
| | Thanks to archaeological digs carried out in the early 1980s, we know that the Mahaffies' original smokehouse stood about 15 feet behind you, closer to the ice house.
Smokehouses, like ice houses, offered a way to preserve food. In the . . . — — Map (db m34549) HM |
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The hundreds of hand wrought metal items found at this site indicates that a blacksmith shop existed here in the 1800's.
Among the items found were parts of wagon wheels, cooking utensils, muskets, nails, scissors, grading tools, hammers, . . . — — Map (db m70539) HM |
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The rock lined pits in this area pre-date the arrival of the Potawatomi Indians. Theories are that they may have been used for seed or food storage. The rocks here are shaped differently than any other in the area and their origin is uncertain. . . . — — Map (db m70575) HM |
| On The Road to Oz Highway (State Highway 99), on the left when traveling south. |
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During excavation of the footing for this flag pole the remains of a Stone Age Native American, estimated 1,000 years old, were discovered. The find remains at this location.
This majestic flag pole
is in memory of
Sylvia Hartwich . . . — — Map (db m80950) HM |
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In 1899, when Prof. H. T. Martin of the University of Kansas made the first archeological excavations of El Cuartelejo, most of the lower part of the original stone work was still in place, as shown in this photograph. Evidences of several other . . . — — Map (db m65975) HM |
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Although El Cuartelejo is popularly associated with a Puebloan people, during most of its habitation it was actually used by a band of Plains Apache. They were descendants of Indians who came into the Plains from the North probably in late . . . — — Map (db m65954) HM |
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Stone from the surrounding hills was used to build El Cuartelejo pueblo. The walls were plastered inside and out with adobe and the roof was made of willow poles or brush covered with mud. When first excavated in abundant charcoal, burned tools . . . — — Map (db m65953) HM |
| | The pipe was central to tribal social and ceremonial life. A shared pipe sealed a friendship, a trade agreement, a treaty.
The solemn act of smoking a pipe was usually part of a group ritual or observance, such as in council, in which the pipe . . . — — Map (db m56789) HM |
| | Animals that appeared in dreams, it was believed, could convey strength to the shield of a warrior. Special medicines made from "dream animals," such as the eagle or buffalo, were tied to the shield or placed under the outer cover. Long pendants of . . . — — Map (db m56753) HM |
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I have a song to sing,
To our Mother, the Earth,
To our Father, the Sun...
To sing this song
Because
We are all here;
We are all here, as one
The one that makes us all
All...
In the hands of the Great Spirit.
Blackbear Bosin . . . — — Map (db m56750) HM |
| | Wherever they roamed, the people of the praire carried their world with them in the form of a tipi. Its circular ground pattern resembled the larger camp circle as well as the disk of the earth.
An Indian camp was composed of a circle of tipis, . . . — — Map (db m56754) HM |
| | The bow and arrow was the most natural weapon for the Plains Indian, the tool best suited for hunting buffalo. It was the first plaything given to him as a child. He began to practice before he was even 4 years old. At the age of 8 to 10, he would . . . — — Map (db m56828) HM |
| On Kansas Avenue north of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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Discovered by
Coronado 1541
———————
Rediscovered by
J.V. Brower 1896
Erected by
John T. Keagy
for
Quivira Historical Society
1904 . . . — — Map (db m64873) HM |
| Near Green Street (U.S. 60) west of 1 Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Native American Indian of the Mississippian culture were buried in this cemetery mound sometime in the A.D. 1200s. First excavated in 1932 by owner Col. Fain King, the mound was referred to as “Mound C”. A building was constructed over . . . — — Map (db m58870) HM |
| Near Green Street (U.S. 60) west of 1st Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Excavations have shown that building stood on several earlier levels of this mound.
We do not know how big those buildings were.
This structure is approximately the size of the posthole pattern in the architecture building (Mound B) — — Map (db m58872) HM |
| Near Green Street (U.S. 60) west of 1st Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Site of an ancient religious and commercial center of the Mound Builder. Approximately one thousand years old, situated on the only high ground at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Tombs, temples, altars, jewels, dwellings, tools, . . . — — Map (db m58869) HM |
| Near Green Street (U.S. 60) west of 1st Street when traveling west. |
| | Nearly one thousand years ago, this village was home for Native Americans of the prehistoric Mississippian culture. Peaceful farmers, these mound building Indians lived throughout the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. Exhibits at Wicklffe Mounds . . . — — Map (db m58873) HM |
| | Archaeological excavation conducted during the construction of the levee in the 1970's revealed that this region was host to Native American peoples as long ago as 12,000 years. We pay tribute to the early inhabitants of this region of the country . . . — — Map (db m137016) HM |
| On Philadelphia Street north of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | According to legend, the town of Hamelin, Germany was once
infested with rats. In desperation, the townspeople agreed to pay
a piper to rid it of the vermin. He accomplished the task
with the aid of his pipe, but the people refused to pay. . . . — — Map (db m146238) HM |
| Near County Route 133 1.2 miles west of County Route 1436, on the right when traveling south. |
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Mantle Rock is the largest freestanding arch east of the Mississippi River. It is 188 feet long and 30 feet high. Some of the plants found here are not known to grow anywhere else in Kentucky. This very beautiful and historic place has many . . . — — Map (db m159929) HM |
| | Indian Mound attributed to Adena people who inhabited Ohio Valley ca. 800 B.C. to 700 A.D. They began cultivating simple crops, bringing about a mixed hunting and farming economy. Central to Adena life were rituals involving cremation and mound . . . — — Map (db m73886) HM |
| On Martin Luther King Drive at Taensas Street, on the left when traveling east on Martin Luther King Drive. |
| | Marksville is a ceremonial center with two earthen ridges enclosing seven mounds. Indians built these earthworks between 100 BC and AD 400. During that time, the site covered 200 acres and included other earthworks that are now destroyed. The . . . — — Map (db m97726) HM |
| On Tunica Drive East (State Highway 1) 0.1 miles north of Medic Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | One mile east is the Marksville prehistoric Indian ceremonial center. This site, occupied from 1-400 A.D., was related to the Ohio Hopewell Culture, and was noted for its elaborate trade networks and mortuary ceremonialism. — — Map (db m98269) HM |
| On Gray Street (State Highway 3049) north of Louisiana Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A Caddo mound and village dating between approximately 1450 & 1650 A.D. were located northeast of Belcher. The mound consisted of a series of platforms that contained houses or meeting places for the village leaders. The houses were burned . . . — — Map (db m87132) HM |
| On Brushley Street (State Highway 8) at Taliaferro Street, on the left when traveling west on Brushley Street. |
| | Two Indian mounds make up the Harrisonburg Mounds site. The well-preserved conical mound that can be seen from here was built around AD 200. It is 10 feet high and 115 feet in diameter. The other mound is about 200 feet to the northeast. It is less . . . — — Map (db m103763) HM |
| On Estate Drive 0.4 miles south of Routon Road, on the left when traveling south. |
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Routon has 7 mounds on the west bank of the Ouachita River. The 4 largest are rectangular with flat tops. The other 3 are dome shaped and less than 2 feet tall. The mound visible from the road is rectangular. It is 12½ feet tall and 230 by . . . — — Map (db m103811) HM |
| On Routon Road 0.3 miles from State Highway 124, on the right when traveling east. |
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Tew Lake has 3 small, irregularly shaped mounds. The 2 in pasture on the south side of Routon Road are almost 4 feet tall. The one north of Routon Road has been reduced in height by plowing and is less than 3 feet tall. Soil studies and artifacts . . . — — Map (db m103782) HM |
| On Second Street near Willow Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The 82-foot-tall "Great Mound" of Troyville once stood here. In 1936, Archaeologist Winslow Walker made this diagram, depicting the size and shape of the mound. Today, only 3 feet of mound fill remains. — — Map (db m103774) HM |
| On Willow Street near Third Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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An earthen wall and 9 mounds were once a prominent part of the landscape here. Early explorers described the largest mound or "Great Mound" as being 82 feet high, the tallest mound known in Louisiana. The earth-works were built between 100 BC and . . . — — Map (db m103781) HM |
| On Peck Road (State Highway 1017) 1.4 miles south of State Highway 8, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Peck Mounds site has 5 mounds built along the bluff above Lake Louie. Only 4 mounds are visible today. The largest is platform shaped and measures 18 feet tall and 165 by 180 feet at the base. The smaller 3 are domed shaped and average only 4 . . . — — Map (db m87166) HM |
| On Dunbarton Road (State Highway 566) 2 miles north of Louisiana Avenue (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling north. |
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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 . . . — — Map (db m103784) HM |
| On Dunbarton Road (State Highway 566) 5.1 miles north of Louisiana Avenue (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling north. |
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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 . . . — — Map (db m103806) HM |
| On Louisiana Avenue (U.S. 84) 0.1 miles west of Parish Road 5A-69, on the right when traveling west. |
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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. . . . — — Map (db m103756) HM |
| On Dunbarton Road (State Highway 566) 0.9 miles north of Louisiana Avenue (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling north. |
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Elkhorn is a 10-foot-tall platform mound that is 150 by 100 feet at the base. Construction of the mound began around AD 450. Soil studies indicated that dirt was added during a second state of construction. Pottery found here suggests that the . . . — — Map (db m103761) HM |
| On Dunbarton Drive (State Highway 566) south of Lamarque Road, on the left when traveling south. |
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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 Plaque This . . . — — Map (db m103810) HM |
| Near Capitol Lake Drive west of Capitol Access Road (Louisiana Highway 3045), on the left when traveling west. |
| | One of a group of mounds probably constructed about A.D. 1000 during the Cole Creek culture period. Surrounded by a large village area, such mounds served as foundations for sacred buildings and as platforms for the chief to address the tribesmen. . . . — — Map (db m87446) HM |
| Near Field House Drive 0.1 miles north of North Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed. |
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Hunter-gatherers built these two mounds 5,000 years ago. Part of the oldest earthen-mound complex in North America,they were placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1999. They are older than the Egyptian pyramids, and . . . — — Map (db m87223) HM |
| On State Highway 581 at Mound Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 581. |
| | Transylvania once had up to 12 mounds. Only 6 are visible now. The mounds were rectangular in shape with flat tops prior to being altered in historic times. The largest is nearly 34 feet tall. It is in the center of the site and overlooks 2 plaza . . . — — Map (db m89789) HM |
| | Congo Square is in the “vicinity” of a spot which Houmas Indians used before the arrival of the French for celebrating their annual corn harvest and was considered sacred ground. The gathering of enslaved African vendors in Congo Square . . . — — Map (db m20954) HM |
| On Frankie Loftin Road 1.4 miles south of Military Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m121224) HM |
| On West Park Avenue (State Highway 24) north of Barrow Street (State Highway 182), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Over 2,500 Acadians settled in the
Spanish colony of Louisiana between 1764
and 1788, Although victims of the
Deportation, none were deported directly to
Louisiana.
Acadians made their way to Louisiana from
various locations. The first group, . . . — — Map (db m123326) HM |
| On West Park Avenue (State Highway 24) north of Barrow Street (State Highway 182), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Panel 1 EnglishL'Acadie, established by France in 1604, was a
strategically located and highly coveted colony. In 1713, it
was handed over to England and renamed Nova Scotia. The
foundation of Halifax, in 1749, led part of the. . . . — — Map (db m123267) HM |
| On Scotts Hideaway Road 0.3 miles east of Green Bay Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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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 . . . — — Map (db m121225) HM |
| Near Johnsonville Road 1.5 miles south of Pitkin Highway (State Highway 10), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Rivers & streams flowing across broad coastal plains 24-30
million years ago (during the Oligocene period) deposited
sediments making up the Catahoula Formation. The Catahoula
formation, found in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, consists
of . . . — — Map (db m126069) HM |
| On Louisiana Route 134 at Walnut Grove Lane, on the right when traveling east on State Route 134. |
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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 . . . — — Map (db m109313) HM |
| Near Louisiana Route 577 1.2 miles north of Louisiana Route 134. |
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Clovis and other spear point types typical of the Paleoindian period are found at Poverty Point and at other sites on Macon Ridge. They are scattered, as if the people were highly mobile, only stopping briefly as they moved across the landscape. . . . — — Map (db m110001) HM |
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