Ferriday in Concordia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
DePrato Mounds
Ancient Mounds Trail
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017
1. Deprato Mounds Marker
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. Radiocarbon dates and decorated pottery suggest Indians built the mounds around AD 600.
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 these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Trail series list.
Location. 31° 37.591′ N, 91° 34.591′ W. Marker is in Ferriday, Louisiana, in Concordia Parish. It is on Louisiana Avenue (U.S. 84) 0.1 miles west of Parish Road 5A-69, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ferriday LA 71334, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Mississippi Delta. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bayou Memorial Park Flags (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Louisiana (approx. 1.4 miles away); Jimmy Lee Swaggart (approx. 1.4 miles away); Jerry Lee Lewis
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Also see . . .
1. Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - DePrato Mounds. (Submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Wikipedia article on the DePrato Mounds. (Submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017
2. Deprato Mounds and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 950 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
