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The Tchefuncte site is located in the marsh a half-mile north of Lake Pontchartrain in eastern Louisiana. [3] The Tchefuncte site originally contained two oval-shaped shell middens, designated Midden A and Midden B. Midden A is about 52 meters long, 15 m wide, and 1.5 m thick.
Madisonville's colorful waterfront, viewed here looking north from the drawbridge on LA 22, features outdoor dining along the Tchefuncte River estuary. The Tchefuncte has been designated by the government of Louisiana as a "Natural and Scenic River". Fairview-Riverside State Park is located along the river, upstream of Madisonville.
Tchefuncte site: June 22, 2000 : Address restricted: Mandeville vicinity: Archaeological site, excavated several times in the 20th century. The Tchefuncte culture ended about 200 CE. 42: Teddy Avenue Residential Historic District: July 6, 2021 : 169, 190-604 Teddy Ave., 1737, 1742 4th St.
It is a pre-Columbian site of the Tchefuncte culture, with earth and shell middens, dating from about 2470–2150 B.P. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1971. References
The town of Madisonville is located on the banks of the Tchefuncte River, near where the river enters Lake Pontchartrain. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.51 square miles (6.51 km 2 ), of which 2.49 square miles (6.46 km 2 ) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km 2 ), or 0.86%, is water. [ 6 ]
The Tchefuncte River flows through Madisonville, and a manned swing bridge connects Mandeville to Madisonville. Mandeville is located at 30°22′9″N 90°5′42″W. The city's ZIP codes include 70448 and 70471. [8] [9]
It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River. Covington is part of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington statistical area. Covington is part of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington statistical area.
It joins the Tchefuncte River about 10 miles (16 km) upstream of that river's mouth at Lake Pontchartrain. [2] The name is derived from the Choctaw words bogu, “river,” and falaya, "long." [5] [6] A portion of the Bogue Falaya in St. Tammany Parish has been designated a "Natural and Scenic River" by the state government of Louisiana. [3]