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Historical Markers in Newellton, Louisiana

 
Clickable Map of Tensas 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 Tensas Parish, LA (20) Catahoula Parish, LA (14) Concordia Parish, LA (28) Franklin Parish, LA (6) Madison Parish, LA (23) Adams County, MS (179) Claiborne County, MS (130) Jefferson County, MS (41) Warren County, MS (529)  TensasParish(20) Tensas Parish (20)  CatahoulaParish(14) Catahoula Parish (14)  ConcordiaParish(28) Concordia Parish (28)  FranklinParish(6) Franklin Parish (6)  MadisonParish(23) Madison Parish (23)  AdamsCountyMississippi(179) Adams County (179)  ClaiborneCounty(130) Claiborne County (130)  JeffersonCounty(41) Jefferson County (41)  WarrenCounty(529) Warren County (529)
St. Joseph is the parish seat for Tensas Parish
Newellton is in Tensas Parish
      Tensas Parish (20)  
ADJACENT TO TENSAS PARISH
      Catahoula Parish (14)  
      Concordia Parish (28)  
      Franklin Parish (6)  
      Madison Parish (23)  
      Adams County, Mississippi (179)  
      Claiborne County, Mississippi (130)  
      Jefferson County, Mississippi (41)  
      Warren County, Mississippi (529)  
 
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1 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Balmoral MoundsAncient Mounds Trail
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
2 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Bridges Across Holt's Bayou and Bayou Du Rosset
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
3 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Davis Plantations
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
4 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Franklin Plantation
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
5 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Ghost Site MoundsAncient Mounds Trail
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
6 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Henry Watkins Allen
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
7 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Hovey Cuts A Road
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
8 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Linwood Plantation
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
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9 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Shackleford Church MoundsAncient Mounds Trail
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
10 Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Newellton — Winter Quarters Plantation
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
 
 
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Mar. 19, 2024