Near Pioneer in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Bayou Maçon

Photographed by James Hulse, January 15, 2023

1. Bayou Maçon Marker

Inscription. You are standing on the Eastern edge of the Maçon (pronounced Mason) Ridge bluff. Just past the fence ground elevation drops 20 feet down to the Bayou Maçon and the Mississippi flood plains.

The Bayou Maçon may not have existed during the Poverty Point culture occupation (1700 B.C. - 1100 B.C.). The Mississippi River was closer at this time and may have formed a shallow back water lake between it and the Maçon Ridge.

Later prehistoric groups like the Coles Creek period people (A.D. 800 - A.D. 1100) used the Bayou Maçon for transportation, fishing, and drinking water.

In historic times steamboats travelled the Bayou Maçon to deliver supplies and pick up cotton from towns along its banks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 800 CE.

Location. 32° 38.169′ N, 91° 24.182′ W. Marker is near Pioneer, Louisiana, in West Carroll Parish. It can be reached from State Highway 577 north of State Highway 134. The marker is located on the eastern section on the Poverty Point World Heritage Site near the visitor’s center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pioneer LA 71266, 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

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walking distance of this marker: Poverty Point State Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point (within shouting distance of this marker); The Poverty Point Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); This is Poverty Point (within shouting distance of this marker); The Natural and Cultural Environment (within shouting distance of this marker); Before Poverty Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Poverty Point Artifacts (within shouting distance of this marker); Peopling of the Americas (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pioneer.

Also see . . . History & Artifacts of Poverty Point. Poverty Point World Heritage Site

Those who lived at Poverty Point more than 3,000 years ago left no written records of their day-to-day lives. We know that the site was a ceremonial center that was once home to hundreds or perhaps thousands of people, as well as a trading hub unmatched by any in North America at that time.

(Submitted on January 20, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Bayou Maçon Marker next to the bayou image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 15, 2023

2. The Bayou Maçon Marker next to the bayou

The view of the Bayou Maçon from the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 15, 2023

3. The view of the Bayou Maçon from the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.