Harrisonburg in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
McGuffee Mounds
Ancient Mounds Trail
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017
1. McGuffee Mounds Marker
McGuffee has as many as 6 mounds on the west bank of the Ouachita River. Several of the mounds are well preserved and visible from the road. A C-shaped earthen ridge encloses the mounds. Radiocarbon dates suggest Indians built these earthworks around AD 600. However, people lived here as early as 1400 BC.
Lower Plaque
This archaeological site is on private property. Please view the site from the highway right-of-way.
NO TRESPASSING
Erected by State of Louisiana.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1400 BCE.
Location. 31° 45.149′ N, 91° 49.793′ W. Marker is in Harrisonburg, Louisiana, in Catahoula Parish. It is on 124 one mile south of Bushley Street (State Highway 8), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrisonburg LA 71340, 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: Harrisonburg Mounds (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fort Beauregard (approx. 1.4 miles away); Catahoula Parish Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fort Beauregard Veterans Memorial
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Also see . . . Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - McGuffee Mounds. (Submitted on June 24, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017
2. McGuffee Mounds Marker
May 27, 2017
3. McGuffee Mound
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,014 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on June 24, 2017.
