Newellton in Tensas Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Shackleford Church Mounds
Ancient Mounds Trail
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 19, 2019
1. Shackleford Church Mounds Marker
Shackleford is a ceremonial site with 4 mounds that date to about AD 800. Three of the mounds are 3 feet tall or less. However, the large platform mount is over 13 feet tall and is the best-preserved part of the site. It was constructed in several episodes on top of a prepared surface of sand.
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. 32° 9.102′ N, 91° 18.058′ W. Marker is in Newellton, Louisiana, in Tensas Parish. It is on State Road 575 north of Beeks Bayou Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newellton LA 71357, 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. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Balmoral Mounds (approx. 3.8 miles away); Hovey Cuts A Road (approx. 4.4 miles away); Franklin Plantation (approx. 5 miles away); Henry Watkins Allen (approx. 5 miles away); Bridges Across Holt's Bayou and Bayou Du Rosset
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 19, 2019
2. Shackleford Church Mounds Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
