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.
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 AD 700. Only portions of the mounds and wall remain.

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 • Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Trail series list.

Location. 31° 37.603′ N, 91° 48.991′ W. Marker is in Jonesville, Louisiana, in Catahoula Parish. It is on Willow Street near Third Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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.

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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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Troyville Earthworks (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Routon Mounds (approx. 5.4 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); McGuffee Mounds (approx. 8.7 miles away); Elkhorn Plantation Mound (approx. 8.7 miles away); Cypress Grove Mound (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesville.

Also see . . . Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - Troyville Earthworks. (Submitted on May 29, 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 941 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.