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

Julice Mound

Ancient Mounds Trail

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

1. Julice Mound Marker

Inscription. Julice is a 9-foot-tall mound that is 130 by 65 feet at the base. The mound is rectangular with a flat top. However, it was square before the east side was altered for the highway. Pottery found near the mound suggests Indians built it around AD 1400. A historic cemetery on and around the mound has helped preserve it.

Erected by State of Louisiana.

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

Location. 32° 41.325′ N, 91° 13.041′ W. Marker is near Transylvania, Louisiana, in East Carroll Parish. It is on State Highway 581 0.2 miles west of State Highway 881, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Transylvania LA 71286, 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: Transylvania Mounds (approx. 0.9 miles away); Parish of Carroll (approx. 8.4 miles away); Jean Baptiste Bienville (approx. 8.4 miles away); Roosevelt (approx. 8.4 miles away); Grant's Canal

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(approx. 8½ miles away); Battle for the Mississippi: The Vicksburg Campaign (approx. 8.6 miles away); Grant's March Through Louisiana (approx. 8.6 miles away); Soldiers' Rest (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Regarding Julice Mound.

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 Julice Mound. (Submitted on October 21, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana. (Submitted on October 21, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Julice Mound and cemetery. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

2. Julice Mound and cemetery.

View of mound south on Highway 581 . image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

3. View of mound south on Highway 581 .

A few grave markers dot the mound. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

4. A few grave markers dot the mound.

Julice Mound map image. Click for full size.

the State of Louisiana.

5. Julice Mound map

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 933 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on March 31, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.