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Poverty Point State Historic Site/Poverty Point National Monument (French: Pointe de Pauvreté; 16 WC 5) is a prehistoric earthwork constructed by the Poverty Point culture, located in present-day northeastern Louisiana. Evidence of the Poverty Point culture extends throughout much of the Southeastern Woodlands of the Southern United States.
Aerial view of the Poverty Point earthworks, built by the prehistoric Poverty Point culture, located in present-day Louisiana.. The Poverty Point culture is the archaeological culture of a prehistoric indigenous peoples who inhabited a portion of North America's lower Mississippi Valley and surrounding Gulf coast from about 1730 – 1350 BC.
Poverty Point National Monument is located in Pioneer, LA about 95 miles, or just over an hour and a half, away from Jackson. Visitors of Poverty Point can explore the remnants of an ancient culture.
Poverty Point National Monument is listed as a National Park Service area although title for the site has not been transferred from Louisiana to the federal government. Otherwise, excepting the El Camino Real de los Tejas trail, these are federally owned sites and enjoy greater protection than most National Historic Landmarks.
Poverty Point World Heritage Site is an ancient earthwork made of mounds and ridges located in West Carroll Parish.
The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 4 properties listed on the National Register in the parish. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024. [2]
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The monument within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge includes the site of the 19-day battle to reclaim Attu, artifacts of the occupation at Kiska, and the crash site of a U.S. B-24D Liberator on Atka Island. Originally designated as part of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, which was divided and renamed March 12 ...