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Livonia in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Livonia Mounds

 
 
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Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2017
1. Livonia Mounds Marker
Inscription.
Three mound complex built between 700 AD and 1200 AD by the Coles Creek Culture. The largest mound is almost 31 feet tall. The mounds are believed to have likely served as a burial ground for several Native American settlements in the area.
 
Erected by Pointe Coupée Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans.
 
Location. 30° 33.787′ N, 91° 33.17′ W. Marker is in Livonia, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupee Parish. Marker is on Mississippi River Trail (State Highway 78) north of Bergeron Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3299 LA-78, Livonia LA 70755, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. False River (approx. 6.3 miles away); Randall Oak (approx. 8.8 miles away); Battle of Bayou Fordoche (approx. 11 miles away); Julien Poydras (approx. 11.3 miles away); Immaculate Conception Church - Chenal Cemetery (approx. 11.3 miles away); Major General Delesseps S. "Chep" Morrisson (approx. 11.3 miles away); Brigadier General Joseph Levy Dabadie Jr. (approx. 11.4 miles away); Major General Damian K. Waddell (approx. 11.4 miles away).
 
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Livonia Mounds Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2017
2. Livonia Mounds Marker
Livonia Mound image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2017
3. Livonia Mound
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,127 times since then and 145 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2018.

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