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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 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]
Railroad Avenue, Main Street, Eden Street, Church Street, Plaquemine Street and Court Street, Plaquemine, Louisiana Coordinates 30°17′24″N 91°14′11″W / 30.28993°N 91.23639°W / 30.28993; -91
LA 75 accesses east over the Mississippi River via toll ferry to Saint Gabriel and leads southwest from Plaquemine, eventually reaching Bayou Pigeon. LA 77 starts around the Island Country Club and continues northwest to Maringouin. LA 1 runs north to Interstate 10/Baton Rouge and south to Donaldsonville. Plaquemine lacks public transportation ...
Location of Iberville Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Iberville Parish, Louisiana.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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).
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 Plaquemine culture in the lower Mississippi River Valley in western Mississippi and eastern Louisiana began in 1200 AD and continued until about 1600 AD. Good examples of this culture are the Medora site (the type site for the culture and period), Fitzhugh Mounds , Transylvania Mounds , and Scott Place Mounds in Louisiana and the Anna ...