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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2935_leon-pee-wee-whittaker_Ferriday-LA.html
Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker
was born circa 1906. He was raised mostly by his mother, Kizzie who could play
"most anything" remembered Pee Wee. Mrs. Whittaker took Pee Wee on tour with her band until he was old
enough to go to school.
Pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM291E_haneys-big-house_Ferriday-LA.html
Will Haney, a World War I vet, was one of Ferriday's leading African-American businessmen who made his living selling insurance, managing rental property and operating a laundry and hotel. But he is nationally known for his famous cafe and nightcl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28Z9_veterans-of-lake-st-john-a-war-memorial_Ferriday-LA.html
Dedicated To The Veterans Of Lake St. John
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YPW_jimmy-lee-swaggart_Ferriday-LA.html
Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15) Jimmy Lee Swaggart was born March 15, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana. Ministering the Word under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, he preached to stadiums filled with capac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YPS_mickey-gilley_Ferriday-LA.html
For most of his career, Pianist/vocalist Mickey Gilley lived in the shadow of his cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, playing a similar fusion of country, rock, blues and R&B. In the early '70s, he managed to breakthrough into country stardom, but it wasn't …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YP3_jerry-lee-lewis_Ferriday-LA.html
Jerry Lee Lewis, aka The Killer, was born in 1935, in Ferriday, LA, where he began playing piano in his youth with his cousins, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart. He grew up listening to broadcasts of the Louisiana Hayride and Grand Ole Opry on the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YJ5_cypress-grove-mound_Ferriday-LA.html
Cypress Grove is one of the best-preserved conical mounds in northeast Louisiana. This 10-foot-tall mound is 115 feet in diameter at the base. It was built in a single episode around AD 750. The pond north of the mound may be where soil was remove…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YJ2_churupa-plantation-mound_Ferriday-LA.html
Churupa Plantation Mound was built around AD 1000. The mound was constructed in a single episode on top of the remains of an earlier Indian village. Plowing has altered the original conical shape. Today, the mound is 7 feet tall and 150 by 125 fee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-ca58d_deprato-mounds_Ferriday-LA.html
DePrato has 5 dome-shaped mounds, 3 of which are clearly seen from the road. Flooding has covered the ground and lower portions of the mounds with 2½ feet of sediment. Thus, the mounds appear smaller than their true height of 5-6 feet. Radioc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-3004c_elkhorn-plantation-mound_Ferriday-LA.html
Elkhorn is a 10-foot-tall platform mound that is 150 by 100 feet at the base. Construction of the mound began around AD 450. Soil studies indicated that the dirt was added during a second state of construction. Pottery found here suggests that the…