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Historical Markers and War Memorials in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Adjacent to East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
▶ Madison Parish (21) ▶ Richland Parish (2) ▶ West Carroll Parish (17) ▶ Chicot County, Arkansas (14) ▶ Issaquena County, Mississippi (2) ▶ Warren County, Mississippi (452)
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| Near Lake Street (U.S. 65) at Ingram Street. |
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The fall of New Orleans in April 1862, capped the beginning of an 18-month drive to control Vicksburg and the Mississippi River. The fight for this strategic location was arduous. Vicksburg, sitting high atop . . . — — Map (db m90404) HM |
| On U.S. 65 at Ingram Street, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 65. |
| | In early 1863 Federal General U.S. Grant dug a canal here connecting the Mississippi River and Lake Providence. This attempt to use bayous and rivers to bypass Vicksburg failed. — — Map (db m90201) HM |
| Near Lake Street (U.S. 65) at Lake Street. |
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Winter Quarters
Winter Quarters, the country home of Haller and Julia Nutt, is the only plantation home along Lake Saint Joseph that survived the Vicksburg campaign. The Nutts were Union sympathizers who . . . — — Map (db m90405) HM |
| Near Lake Street (U.S. 65) at Gould Street. |
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Soldiers — — Map (db m90259) WM |
| On Lake Street (U.S. 65) 0.2 miles north of Huggins Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In early 1863, Union troops commanded by Gen. U.S. Grant dug a canal connecting the Mississippi River and Lake Providence. They camped in an area known as "Soldiers' Rest," which provided a temporary home. — — Map (db m89783) HM |
| On U.S. 65 1.1 miles north of Henderson Loop Road (Parish Road 1122), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Originally named O’Hara’s Switch. Renamed Roosevelt in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt, who hunted bear in the area in October, 1907. He recorded his adventures here in an article entitled "In the Louisiana Canebrakes." — — Map (db m89791) HM |
| On State Highway 581 0.2 miles west of State Highway 881, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m89788) HM |
| On State Highway 581 at Mound Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 581. |
| | Transylvania once had up to 12 mounds. Only 6 are visible now. The mounds were rectangular in shape with flat tops prior to being altered in historic times. The largest is nearly 34 feet tall. It is in the center of the site and overlooks 2 plaza . . . — — Map (db m89789) HM |
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