Near Mound in Madison Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Fitzhugh Mounds

Ancient Mounds Trail

Fitzhugh Mound Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 18, 2015

1. Fitzhugh Mound Marker

Inscription. Fitzhugh once had 7 mounds and a linear earthen ridge leading to the site from the west. Now only 2 mounds remain. The largest is square with a flat top. It is 10 feet tall and 150 by 150 feet at the base. The smaller mound is 4 feet tall and 200 feet in diameter at its circular base. Indians built the mounds around AD 1400.

Erected by State of Louisiana.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1400.

Location. 32° 19.247′ N, 91° 4.822′ W. Marker is near Mound, Louisiana, in Madison Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 602 and Busby Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 602. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: LA-602, Tallulah LA 71282, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grant's March Through Louisiana (approx. 5.3 miles away); Battle for the Mississippi: The Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 5.3 miles away); Crescent Plantation (approx. 5.9 miles away); Grant’s March

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(approx. 8½ miles away); Schicker Mound (approx. 8.6 miles away); Skirmish at Richmond (approx. 8.6 miles away); Burning of Richmond (approx. 8.6 miles away); Williams' Canal – 1862 (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Milliken’s Bend (was approx. 8½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Fitzhugh Mounds. Only two mounds remain (Md. B and Md. D); the other mounds and causeway have been plowed extensively and are no longer visible. One of the remaining mounds (Md. B) is 10 feet tall; the other (Md. D) is just under 4 feet high and serves as an active historic cemetery. (See map)

A smaller marker below this one warns:
This archaeological site is on private property,
Please view the site from the highway right-of-way.
NO
TRESPASSING

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on the Fitzhugh Mounds. (Submitted on September 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - Fitzhugh Mounds. (Submitted on May 31, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

What is left of the 2 mounds are in the background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 18, 2015

2. What is left of the 2 mounds are in the background.

Map showing mound locations. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by State of Louisiana

3. Map showing mound locations.

Originally, at least four mounds formed a plaza, and two of them had ramps that led to their summits. The largest mound was almost 30 feet tall. A 3-foot-high causeway 75 feet wide extended west about 2,700 feet from one of the mounds; that mound was later used for fill to build Interstate 20.

View of area looking towards Busby Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 18, 2015

4. View of area looking towards Busby Road

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,045 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.