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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]
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 ...
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.
The city of Plaquemine is located at (30.284044, −91.240485) [11] and has an elevation of 23 feet (7.0 m) above sea level Plaquemine is located at the junction of Bayou Plaquemine and the Mississippi River.
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.
The heritage area designation recognizes the area's unique environment and culture, and its contributions to music, English and French language, literature, and cuisine. [2] Major locales included in the Heritage Area include Avery Island, New Iberia, Morgan City, Lafayette, Opelousas, Baton Rouge, Plaquemine and Houma.
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 ...