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Historical Markers in Jonesville, Louisiana

 
Clickable Map of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Catahoula Parish, LA (14) Avoyelles Parish, LA (99) Caldwell Parish, LA (7) Concordia Parish, LA (28) Franklin Parish, LA (8) LaSalle Parish, LA (3) Tensas Parish, LA (20)  CatahoulaParish(14) Catahoula Parish (14)  AvoyellesParish(99) Avoyelles Parish (99)  CaldwellParish(7) Caldwell Parish (7)  ConcordiaParish(28) Concordia Parish (28)  FranklinParish(8) Franklin Parish (8)  LaSalleParish(3) La Salle Parish (3)  TensasParish(20) Tensas Parish (20)
Harrisonburg is the parish seat for Catahoula Parish
Jonesville is in Catahoula Parish
      Catahoula Parish (14)  
ADJACENT TO CATAHOULA PARISH
      Avoyelles Parish (99)  
      Caldwell Parish (7)  
      Concordia Parish (28)  
      Franklin Parish (8)  
      La Salle Parish (3)  
      Tensas Parish (20)  
 
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1 Louisiana, Catahoula Parish, Jonesville — Routon MoundsAncient Mounds Trail
On Estate Drive, 0.4 miles south of Routon Road, on the left when traveling south.
Routon has 7 mounds on the west bank of the Ouachita River. The 4 largest are rectangular with flat tops. The other 3 are dome shaped and less than 2 feet tall. The mound visible from the road is rectangular. It is 12½ feet tall and 230 by . . . Map (db m103811) HM
2 Louisiana, Catahoula Parish, Jonesville — Tew Lake MoundsAncient Mounds Trail
On Routon Road, 0.3 miles State Highway 124, on the right when traveling east.
Tew Lake has 3 small, irregularly shaped mounds. The 2 in pasture on the south side of Routon Road are almost 4 feet tall. The one north of Routon Road has been reduced in height by plowing and is less than 3 feet tall. Soil studies and artifacts . . . Map (db m103782) HM
3 Louisiana, Catahoula Parish, Jonesville — Troyville EarthworksAncient Mounds Trail
On Second Street near Willow Street, on the right when traveling west.
The 82-foot-tall "Great Mound" of Troyville once stood here. In 1936, Archaeologist Winslow Walker made this diagram, depicting the size and shape of the mound. Today, only 3 feet of mound fill remains.Map (db m103774) HM
4 Louisiana, Catahoula Parish, Jonesville — Troyville EarthworksAncient Mounds Trail
On Willow Street near Third Street, on the right when traveling south.
An earthen wall and 9 mounds were once a prominent part of the landscape here. Early explorers described the largest mound or "Great Mound" as being 82 feet high, the tallest mound known in Louisiana. The earth-works were built between 100 BC and . . . Map (db m103781) HM
5 Louisiana, La Salle Parish, Jonesville — Crooks MoundAncient Mounds Trail
On Crooks Site Road, 0.2 miles east of State Highway 28, on the right.
The mound here is a reconstruction of the larger of 2 burial mounds that archaeologists completely excavated in 1938. The large mound was 21 feet tall and dome shaped. A smaller mound was 100 feet south of the large one. It was 2 feet . . . Map (db m120190) HM
6 Louisiana, La Salle Parish, Jonesville — Dewey W. Wills Wildlife Management Area
On State Highway 28 at Dewey Wills WMA Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 28.
Dewey W. "Jakie" Wills (May 15, 1930 - March 17, 1993) was born and raised in Pollock Louisiana. He graduated from Pollock High School, Southwestern Louisiana University and Louisiana State University. In June 1955 he began his career as a District . . . Map (db m120213) HM
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024