Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Marksville Mounds

Ancient Mounds Trail

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

1. Marksville Mounds Marker

Inscription. Marksville is a ceremonial center with two earthen ridges enclosing seven mounds. Indians built these earthworks between 100 BC and AD 400. During that time, the site covered 200 acres and included other earthworks that are now destroyed. The pottery here is very similar to the Hopewell in Ohio and Illinois.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Trail, and the Louisiana, Marksville Historical Markers Driving Tour series lists.

Location. 31° 7.509′ N, 92° 2.995′ W. Marker is in Marksville, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Taensas Street, on the left when traveling east on Martin Luther King Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 837 Martin Luther King Dr, Marksville LA 71351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana

and in Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American

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South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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,

Acadia,

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: Marksville "Colored" School Site (approx. 0.7 miles away); Congregational First Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Holy Ghost Catholic Church (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Holy Ghost Catholic Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Holy Ghost Catholic School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Belle Oak (approx. 0.9 miles away); Molenar Photography Studio Site (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marksville Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marksville.

Also see . . . Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana - Marksville Mounds. (Submitted on September 13, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

2. Marksville Mounds Marker

Marksville Mounds image. Click for full size.

September 2, 2016

3. Marksville Mounds

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2016. This page has been viewed 1,372 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2016, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on September 12, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.