St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Mound Plantation
Ancient Mounds Trail
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 30, 2018
1. Mound Plantation Marker
Mound Plantation has a rectangular-shaped mound with a flat top. It is 10½ feet tall and 125 by 138 feet at the base. Pottery found near the mound suggests Indians built it around AD 800-1000.
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 this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Trail series list.
Location. 31° 56.046′ N, 91° 17.445′ W. Marker is in St. Joseph, Louisiana, in Tensas Parish. It is on U.S. 65 0.6 miles south of State Highway 128, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Joseph LA 71366, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Flowery Mound (approx. 1.2 miles away); Tensas Rifle Co. (approx. 3½ miles away); Major Isaac Harrison's Tensas Cavalry (approx. 3½ miles away); Tensas Parish Veterans (approx. 3½ miles away); St. Joseph (approx. 3.6 miles away); Engagement At Choctaw Bayou (approx. 4.3 miles away); Wesley Chapel (approx. 6 miles away); Mayflower Mound (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Joseph.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 30, 2018
2. Mound Plantation Marker
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2020
3. Mound Plantation Mound
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,642 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on May 30, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia.
