Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Troyville Earthworks

Ancient Mounds Trail

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017

1. Troyville Earthworks Marker

Inscription. 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.

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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 31° 37.631′ N, 91° 48.937′ W. Marker is in Jonesville, Louisiana, in Catahoula Parish. It is on Second Street near Willow Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of St. Gerard Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 Willow Street, Jonesville LA 71343, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Troyville Earthworks

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Routon Mounds (approx. 5.3 miles away); Tew Lake Mounds (approx. 5.7 miles away); Churupa Plantation Mound (approx. 8.3 miles away); Frogmore Mound (approx. 8.7 miles away); Elkhorn Plantation Mound (approx. 8.7 miles away); McGuffee Mounds (approx. 8.7 miles away); Cypress Grove Mound (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesville.

More about this marker. Address given is for St. Gerard Church.

Also see . . . Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - Troyville Earthworks. (Submitted on May 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017

2. Troyville Earthworks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.