Frogmore in Concordia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Frogmore Mound

Ancient Mounds Trail

Photographed by Karen Key, July 20, 2008

1. Frogmore Mound Marker

Inscription. Frogmore is an Indian mound and village site that dates to about AD 700-1200. The mound is rectangular and was built in two separate episodes. It is 14 feet high, 157 by 190 feet at the base, and 60 by 72 feet at the summit. The mound was built within the village area.

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.

Location. 31° 36.267′ N, 91° 40.267′ W. Marker is in Frogmore, Louisiana, in Concordia Parish. It is at the intersection of Highway 84 and Frogmore Plantation Road on Highway 84. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11054 Highway 84, 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

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elkhorn Plantation Mound (approx. 1.3 miles away); Churupa Plantation Mound (approx. 2.4 miles away); Cypress Grove Mound (approx. 5.4 miles away); DePrato Mounds (approx. 5.8 miles away); Bayou Memorial Park Flags (approx. 7 miles away); The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Louisiana (approx. 7.1 miles away); Jimmy Lee Swaggart (approx. 7.1 miles away); Jerry Lee Lewis (approx. 7.1 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins. (Submitted on August 22, 2008, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)
2. Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - Frogmore Mound. (Submitted on May 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Karen Key, July 20, 2008

2. Frogmore Mound Marker

Frogmore Plantation can be seen in the background.

Photographed by Karen Key, July 20, 2008

3. Frogmore Mound Marker

This archaeological site is on private property. Please view the site from the highway right-of-way.
NO TRESPASSING

Frogmore Plantation, circa 1818 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, July 20, 2008

4. Frogmore Plantation, circa 1818

Close by the marker.

Photographed by Karen Key, July 20, 2008

5. Frogmore Plantation, circa 1818

Signs says: Welcome to Frogmore. Please pay the tour guide before entering the buildings.

Photographed by Karen Key, July 20, 2008

6. Frogmore Plantation, circa 1818

Photographed by Karen Key, July 20, 2008

7. Frogmore Plantation, circa 1818

Photographed by Karen Key, July 20, 2008

8. Frogmore Plantation, circa 1818

Map showing mound location. image. Click for full size.

the State of Louisiana

9. Map showing mound location.

Excavations show the mound was built in two stages, a short length of time apart. It was built over a walled, probably ceremonial, structure about 20 to 30 feet in diameter, which was burned and covered with dirt before mound construction.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2008, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 4,227 times since then and 122 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 22, 2008, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. 9. submitted on March 31, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. A photo of the actual Frogmore Indian Mound structure (which is on private property). • Can you help?