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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]
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.
Plaquemine Historic District is a historic district in downtown Plaquemine, Louisiana, United States, located along Railroad Avenue, Main Street, Eden Street, Church Street, Plaquemine Street and Court Street.
Location of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. 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 ...
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).
Plaquemines Parish (/ ˈ p l æ k ɪ m ɪ n z / PLAK-im-inz; French: Paroisse de Plaquemine; Louisiana French: Paroisse des Plaquemines; Spanish: Parroquia de Plaquemines) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 census, [1] the parish seat is Pointe à la Hache and the largest community is ...
Emerald Mound was constructed during 1250 and 1600 CE, and is the type site for the Emerald Phase (1500 - 1680) of the Plaquemine culture Natchez Bluffs chronology.It was used as a ceremonial center for a population who resided in outlying villages and hamlets, but takes its name from the historic Emerald Plantation that surrounded the mound in the 19th century.
It is located at 21997 Louisiana Highway 23 in West Pointe à la Hache, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. This sugar plantation was once worked by enslaved people. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 18, 1998.