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The archaeological site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. [2] [5] The site was formerly operated by the State of Louisiana as a Louisiana State Park, however, in August 2020, the ownership and operations of the site transferred to the City of Marksville. As of November 2021, the site is closed to public access.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude ...
Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site: Also known as the Marksville State Historic Site, it is the type site for the Marksville culture and is located about one mile southeast of Marksville, Louisiana. Moorehead Circle: A triple woodhenge constructed about two millennia ago at the Fort Ancient Earthworks in Ohio. Mounds State Park
A map showing the geographical extent of the Marksville cultural period. The Marksville culture was an archaeological culture in the lower Lower Mississippi valley, Yazoo valley, and Tensas valley areas of present-day Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, [1] and extended eastward along the Gulf Coast to the Mobile Bay area, [2] from 100 BCE to 400 CE.
The land where Marksville was founded on was once a meeting place, leading to the present day Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site. [6] Marksville is named after Marc Eliche (Marco Litche or Marco de Élitxe, as recorded by the Spanish), a Sephardic Jewish trader believed to be from Venice, who established a trading post after his wagon broke ...
The Marksville culture was a Hopewellian culture in the Lower Mississippi valley, Yazoo valley, and Tensas valley areas of present-day Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas. It evolved into the Baytown culture and later the Coles Creek and Plum Bayou cultures. It is named for the Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site in Marksville ...
Site Name Parish Area Photo; Audubon State Historic Site: West Feliciana Parish: 100 acres (40 ha) Centenary State Historic Site: East Feliciana Parish: 43 acres (17 ha) Fort Jesup State Historic Site: Sabine Parish: 21 acres (8.5 ha) Fort Pike State Historic Site: Orleans Parish: 22 acres (9 ha) Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site ...
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