After Poverty Point

After Poverty Point (HM22UA)

Location: Pioneer, LA 71266 West Carroll Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 38.152', W 91° 24.219'

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—Poverty Point World Heritage Site —

It is unknown why the people of Poverty Point left this location and why it was not intensively utilized again for 1,800 years. After the Late Archaic period, American Indian use of the site was apparently intermittent, based on the sparse number of later artifacts found at the site. The construction of Mound D by the Coles Creek culture in about AD 700 is the only significant addition to the earthworks. This mound actually sits atop a Poverty Point ridge.

European explorers traveled down various waterways around
Macon Ridge. However, the area was not actually settled until
the early 1800s. The earliest land grants in the area were made
through military service warrants to individuals who had seen
action during the War of 1812 or other military engagements.
By 1837, Philip Guier owned much of the property that would
eventually become Poverty Point World Heritage Site. It was
probably during his tenure that the property was given the
name "Poverty Point Plantation."

Confiscated Confederate maps of the area indicate that
Poverty Point was abandoned during the Civil War. It
eventually returned to farmland, and remained so until the
State of Louisiana bought the property in 1972 and
established Poverty Point as a public park.

The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in
1962
and a National Monument in 1988. In 2010, the
museum was named a Smithsonian Affiliate.

[Map caption]: Portion of the 1848 General Land Office survey map. Township 19 North, Range 10 East, District North of Red River. A red arrow points to the recorded landowner, Philip Guier.
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HM NumberHM22UA
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Placed ByThe State of Louisiana
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Date Added Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 10:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 649742 N 3612045
Decimal Degrees32.63586667, -91.40365000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 38.152', W 91° 24.219'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 38' 9.1200000000001" N, 91° 24' 13.14" W
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Area Code(s)318
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6859 LA-577, Pioneer LA 71266, US
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