Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
LSU Campus Mounds (16EBR6)
History of the Mounds
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 18, 2022
1. LSU Campus Mounds Marker
The mounds were created by the First Peoples of North America. Experts believe these hunter-gatherers considered the mounds to be sacred and met there for ceremonial activities and secular events. Originally built where the Mississippi River made a turn to the south, they would have been a prominent landmark to anyone traveling on the river at that time.
When LSU moved from downtown Baton Rouge to its current location in the 1920s, the mounds were one of the reasons this site was chosen. Former Gov. Huey P. Long marked the mounds as a feature of the campus that should always be preserved.
Help us preserve these fragile cultural treasures. Access is prohibited.
Erected by Louisiana State University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 30° 24.915′ N, 91° 10.939′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It is on Field House Drive 0.1 miles north of North Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 New Spain, 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 walking distance of this marker: LSU Campus Mounds (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named LSU Campus Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named LSU Campus Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); Simon Bolivar Oak (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Tiger Walk at Victory Hill (about 400 feet away); Manship School of Mass Communication (about 600 feet
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 18, 2022
2. LSU Campus Mounds (16EBR6) Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. LSU Campus Mounds (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. 2 sets of identical markers are located on east and west fence surrounding the Mounds. These are the west set of markers.
Also see . . . Official LSU Mounds page. (Submitted on December 24, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
