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Kutz Bridge Plaque

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by AlbinoFlea, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial License

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by AlbinoFlea, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial License

    Commemorative Plaque on Exterior of the Barney Studio House/Embassy of Latvia

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by AlbinoFlea, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial License

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by AlbinoFlea, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial License

      Sir Sandford Fleming

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by duncan, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial License

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by duncan, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial License

        Shetland Bus

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by duncan, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by duncan, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial License

          Routon Mounds

           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...

           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...

            Fort Beauregard

             One-half mile west was one of four forts built by Confederates in May, 1863 to prevent the ascent of Federal gunboats on the Ouachita River. It was abandoned 1863, but was reoccupied in 1864.

             One-half mile west was one of four forts built by Confederates in May, 1863 to prevent the ascent of Federal gunboats on the Ouachita River. It was abandoned 1863, but was reoccupied in 1864.

            • louisiana
            • civil war

            McGuffee Mounds

            McGuffee has as many as 6 mounds on the west bank of the Ouachita River. Several of the mounds are well preserved and visible from the road. A C-shaped earthen ridge encloses the mounds....

            McGuffee has as many as 6 mounds on the west bank of the Ouachita River. Several of the mounds are well preserved and visible from the road. A C-shaped earthen ridge encloses the...

            • louisiana
            • native american

            Tew Lake Mounds

            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...

            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...

            • louisiana
            • native american

            Troyville Earthworks (#2)

             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...

             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
            • native american

            Troyville Earthworks (#1)

            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.

            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.

            • louisiana
            • native american

            DePrato Mounds

            DePrato has 5 dome-shaped mounds, 3 of which are clearly seen from the road. Flooding has covered the ground and lower portions of the mounds with 2½ feet of sediment. Thus, the mounds appear...

            DePrato has 5 dome-shaped mounds, 3 of which are clearly seen from the road. Flooding has covered the ground and lower portions of the mounds with 2½ feet of sediment. Thus, the mounds...

            • louisiana
            • native american

            Wirt Adams's Raid

            On December 1, 1863, Confederate Brig. Gen. Wirt Adams moved his cavalry from Gallatin to retake Natchez. Finding the city heavily fortified with Union infantry and heavy artillery, Adams moved...

            On December 1, 1863, Confederate Brig. Gen. Wirt Adams moved his cavalry from Gallatin to retake Natchez. Finding the city heavily fortified with Union infantry and heavy artillery, Adams...

            • mississippi
            • civil war

            Jerry Lee Lewis

            Jerry Lee Lewis, aka The Killer, was born in 1935, in Ferriday, LA, where he began playing piano in his youth with his cousins, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart. He grew up listening to broadcasts...

            Jerry Lee Lewis, aka The Killer, was born in 1935, in Ferriday, LA, where he began playing piano in his youth with his cousins, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart. He grew up listening to...

            • louisiana
            • music

            Mickey Gilley

            For most of his career, Pianist/vocalist Mickey Gilley lived in the shadow of his cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, playing a similar fusion of country, rock, blues and R&B. In the early '70s, he managed...

            For most of his career, Pianist/vocalist Mickey Gilley lived in the shadow of his cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, playing a similar fusion of country, rock, blues and R&B. In the early '70s, he...

            • louisiana
            • music

            Jimmy Lee Swaggart

            Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15) Jimmy Lee Swaggart was born March 15, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana. Ministering the Word under the anointing of the...

            Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15) Jimmy Lee Swaggart was born March 15, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana. Ministering the Word under the anointing of...

            • louisiana
            • music

            Elkhorn Plantation Mound

            Elkhorn is a 10-foot-tall platform mound that is 150 by 100 feet at the base. Construction of the mound began around AD 450. Soil studies indicated that dirt was added during a second state of...

            Elkhorn is a 10-foot-tall platform mound that is 150 by 100 feet at the base. Construction of the mound began around AD 450. Soil studies indicated that dirt was added during a second state...

            • louisiana
            • native american

            Churupa Plantation Mound

            Churupa Plantation Mound was built around AD 1000. The mound was constructed in a single episode on top of the remains of an earlier Indian village. Plowing has altered the original conical shape....

            Churupa Plantation Mound was built around AD 1000. The mound was constructed in a single episode on top of the remains of an earlier Indian village. Plowing has altered the original conical...

            • louisiana
            • native american

            Benjamin Franklin

              Prentice Welsh

                Katz