Delhi in Richland Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Marsden Mounds

Ancient Mounds Trail

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 8, 2017

1. Marsden Mounds Marker

Inscription. Marsden is a group of 5 mounds that were once linked by a D-shaped ridge. The largest mound is platform shaped and is 13 feet tall and 150 by 150 feet at the base. The other 4 mounds are only 3 to 5 feet tall. People lived here as early as 1500 BC, but built the mounds between AD 1 and AD 1000.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1500 BCE.

Location. 32° 29.182′ N, 91° 29.499′ W. Marker is in Delhi, Louisiana, in Richland Parish. It is on Poverty Creek Parkway 0.4 miles east of State Route 17, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 Poverty Point Parkway, Delhi LA 71232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North 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,

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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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Insley Mounds (approx. 6.9 miles away); Tendal Mound (approx. 8.1 miles away); Lower Jackson Mound (approx. 10.3 miles away); Earthworks of Poverty Point (approx. 10½ miles away); Mound E (approx. 11.2 miles away); Mound A Apex (approx. 11.3 miles away); Mound A (approx. 11.4 miles away); Southwest Ridges (approx. 11.4 miles away).

More about this marker. The Marsden marker and mounds are located in the Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, 0.3 miles from the entrance, in a pull off, on the right side of Poverty Point Parkway. Admission is charged to the park. Seniors are admitted free of charge.

Also see . . . Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - Marsden Mounds. (Submitted on July 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Mound A can be barely seen in background (Mound B is unseen behind mound A. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 8, 2017

2. Mound A can be barely seen in background (Mound B is unseen behind mound A.

The platform mound E is to the right, in the trees. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 8, 2017

3. The platform mound E is to the right, in the trees.

Additional info and mound map located along trail near marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton

4. Additional info and mound map located along trail near marker.

Entrance to Poverty Point Reservoir State Park on LA-17. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 8, 2017

5. Entrance to Poverty Point Reservoir State Park on LA-17.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,215 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.