Historical Markers and War Memorials in Tensas Parish, Louisiana
St. Joseph is the parish seat for Tensas Parish
Adjacent to Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Catahoula Parish(14) ► Concordia Parish(28) ► Franklin Parish(8) ► Madison Parish(23) ► Adams County, Mississippi(206) ► Claiborne County, Mississippi(131) ► Jefferson County, Mississippi(43) ► Warren County, Mississippi(548) ►
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On Route 892, 0.2 miles south of Route 573, on the right when traveling south.
Mayflower is a rectangular-shaped mound with a flat top. It was 10 1/2 feet tall, 130 by 130 feet at the base and 60 by 65 feet at the summit. The mound is well preserved, but the southeast corner was damaged during historic times. Decorated . . . — — Map (db m120580) HM
On Mayflower Road (Road 3252) 0.5 miles north of Sundown Road (Parish Road 422), on the left when traveling north.
Sundown has 3 mounds that form
an equilateral triangle. Two of
the mounds are platform shaped
and one is dome shaped. The
largest measures 11 feet tall,
while the other two are less
than 8 feet tall. Decorated
pottery found in a . . . — — Map (db m120384) HM
On State Highway 892, 0.1 miles north of Mayflower Road (Highway 3252).
United Methodist Church Women gathered here to sew for Confederate Army soldiers during the Civil War. Second Plaque Methodist Historic Site. — — Map (db m120261) HM
On U.S. 65 at Garden Road (State Highway 888), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 65.
Balmoral has 3 mounds that form an equilateral triangle. The one on this side of the road is 8 feet high and conical. The one farthest south and across the road is an 11 foot high platform mound. The one to the north of it is 9 feet high and . . . — — Map (db m51633) HM
On Highway 605 at Highway 608, on the left when traveling south on Highway 605.
To facilitate the concentration of the Union Army at Hard Times, Gen. J.A. McClernand ordered his troops to reconnoiter a road from Somerset along the western shore of Lake St. Joseph. Col. J. Keigwin was placed in charge of this project. . . . — — Map (db m137382) HM
Four miles east of this marker in Warren County, Mississippi is Davis Island on which was located Briarfield Plantation, owned by Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. Hurricane Plantation, owned by Joseph Davis, older brother of Jefferson . . . — — Map (db m137180) HM
On State Highway 605, 0.5 miles south of State Highway 888, on the right when traveling south.
At the time of the Civil War, Franklin Plantation was owned by Dr. Allen T. Bowie. Other planters of this prosperous section of Louisiana owned more property and grew more bales of cotton, but Dr. Bowle's mansion was the grandest. A Confederate from . . . — — Map (db m137160) HM
On State Highway 4, 0.3 miles east of State Route 128, on the right when traveling east.
The Ghost site consists of 3 earthen mounds. The largest is a platform mound measuring 11 feet tall and 118 by 92 feet at the base. The other 2 are about 1 foot tall and are dome shaped. Decorating pottery from the mounds indicate Indians lived at . . . — — Map (db m120435) HM
On State Highway 605, 0.6 miles south of State Highway 608.
During the second week of May 1863, the Federals abandoned their supply line connecting Milliken's Bend with Hard Times. ON June 4, the Confederates reoccupied Richmond. From Richmond, Gen. Dick Taylor launched an offensive to destroy the Union . . . — — Map (db m137040) HM
On U.S. 65 at State Highway 898, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 65.
The flooded countryside between Pointe Clear and New Carthage forced the Federals to look for another way to reach Somerset. Gen. A.P. Hovey's division was given the task of opening the road known to bound Bayou Vidal on the West.
Leaving . . . — — Map (db m51632) HM
On State Highway 608, 10 miles west of Highway 605, on the right when traveling west.
Near this site was the Taensa Village, visited by de LaSalle, Tonti, Father Membre in 1682 explorations. In 1699-1700 Father de Montigny made peace between the Taensa and Natchez and established a mission. By 1706 the Taensa were forced to move by . . . — — Map (db m119878) HM
On State Road 575 north of Beeks Bayou Road, on the right when traveling north.
Shackleford is a ceremonial site with 4 mounds that date to about AD 800. Three of the mounds are 3 feet tall or less. However, the large platform mount is over 13 feet tall and is the best-preserved part of the site. It was constructed in several . . . — — Map (db m136949) HM
On State Highway 608, 3 miles east of State Highway 605, on the right when traveling east.
Winter Quarters Plantation was owned by Haller Nutt during the Civil War. The plantation was used as an overnight stopping point by thousands of Federal troops on their march to Hard Times. The first to arrive was Col. J. Keigwin's force, which . . . — — Map (db m239893) HM
On Second Street near Hancock Street, on the right when traveling south.
In honor of All citizens of Tensas Parish Who have served in the Armed Forces of their Country Whether in war or in Peace.We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of Freedom to the weak or the . . . — — Map (db m137185) WM
On State Highway 605 north of Arceneaux Road, on the left when traveling north.
After completing the bridges across Phelps and Clark Bayous Col. J. Keigwin started for Hard Times on the Mississippi River on April 28, 1863. A cavalry patrol was sent to see if it could locate Maj. I.F. Harrison's Louisianians. The Union . . . — — Map (db m136955) HM
On Plank Road (State Road 128) 0.6 miles east of U.S. 65, on the left when traveling east.
Flowery Mound is a rectangular
platform mound. The corners
are oriented to the cardinal
directions. Studies of the soil
in the mound suggest it was
built in a single episode
around AD 1000. It measures
165 by 130 feet at the base and
50 by . . . — — Map (db m119546) HM
On U.S. 65, 0.6 miles south of State Highway 128, on the left when traveling south.
Mound Plantation has a rectangular-shaped mound with a flat top. It is 10½ feet tall and 125 by 138 feet at the base. Pottery found near the mound suggests Indians built it around AD 800-1000. Lower Plaque This archaeological . . . — — Map (db m119543) HM
On Plank Road (State Road 128) east of Newton Road (State Road 605), on the right when traveling east.
Tensas Parish seat since parish created in 1843. Rare example, for Deep South, of town planned and constructed around New England style village green. Historic district listed on National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m119545) HM
