Downtown in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Ceremonial Indian Mound

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

1. Ceremonial Indian Mound Marker

Inscription. One of a group of mounds probably constructed about A.D. 1000 during the Cole Creek culture period. Surrounded by a large village area, such mounds served as foundations for sacred buildings and as platforms for the chief to address the tribesmen. This aboriginal mound was used in the 19th century as an officers cemetery for the Baton Rouge Post and Arsenal.

Erected by City of Baton Rouge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 27.497′ N, 91° 11.094′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Capitol Lake Drive west of Capitol Access Road (Louisiana Highway 3045), on the left when traveling west. Located in Louisiana Veterans Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes.

It is also in

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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: Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) (here, next to this marker); Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); The Heritage Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated To You, A Free Citizen In A Free Land (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Louisiana National Guard Memorial (about 400 feet away); Old Arsenal (about 400 feet away); Louisiana Gold Star Families Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

2. Ceremonial Indian Mound Marker

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

3. Ceremonial Indian Mound Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,019 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.