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This List of Louisiana state historic sites contains the 17 state historic sites governed by the Office of State Parks, a division of Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as of 2011. [1] State historic sites were formerly known as state commemorative areas until July 1, 1999 with the passing of ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
The Plaquemine Lock structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Today, the Gary James Hebert Memorial Lockhouse serves as an on-site museum and visitors center. It is named for the man who led the way to help preserve the Lock site, which today covers 19 acres (7.7 ha).
The city of Plaquemine is located at (30.284044, −91.240485) [11] and has an elevation of 23 feet (7.0 m) above sea leve Plaquemine is located at the junction of Bayou Plaquemine and the Mississippi River.
During the 1970s, government management of the state parks was restructured. The Office of State Parks was created, and 2 new parks were acquired. From 1995 to 2009, $80 million were invested in creating new facilities, or updating existing facilities. [2] Louisiana state parks are selected on the criteria that they must be natural areas of ...
A map showing the geographical extent of the Plaquemine culture, including the Medora site. The Medora site is located in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, adjacent to Bayou Bourbeaux (or Bourbeau or Bourbaux) on the flood plain of Manchac Point (also called Australia Point). Manchac Point is a hair-pin bend of the Mississippi River.
Railroad Avenue, Main Street, Eden Street, Church Street, Plaquemine Street and Court Street, Plaquemine, Louisiana Coordinates 30°17′24″N 91°14′11″W / 30.28993°N 91.23639°W / 30.28993; -91
The Plaquemine culture was a Mississippian culture variant centered on the Mississippi River valley, stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to just south of its junction with the Arkansas River, encompassing the Yazoo River basin and Natchez Bluffs in western Mississippi, and the lower Ouachita and Red River valleys in southeastern Arkansas, and eastern Louisiana. [1]