National Historic Landmark · archaeological site · Delhi, Louisiana

Poverty Point National Monument

Prehistoric site in Louisiana, US in Delhi, Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Barrow pit at Poverty Point IMG 7422Bayou MaçonBird Mound at Poverty PointCircular structures at Poverty Point IMG 7433
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Poverty Point

Poverty Point State Historic Site/Poverty Point National Monument is a prehistoric earthwork constructed by the Poverty Point culture, located in present-day northeastern Louisiana. Evidence of the Poverty Point culture extends throughout much of the Southeastern Woodlands of the Southern United States. The culture extended more than 100 miles (160 km) laterally across the Mississippi Delta and an even greater distance southward to the Gulf Coast, with related or satellite cultures found further afield.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
Address12 mi. N of Delhi on Bayou Macon, Delhi vicinity, LA
CountyWest Carroll County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000382
Type of placearchaeological site, National Monument of the United States, National Park System unit
DesignationsWorld Heritage Site, National Historic Landmark
Contributing resources2 structures, 1 sites

Visiting

Open to the public
Address12 mi. N of Delhi on Bayou Macon, Delhi, LA
Websitenps.gov/popo ↗
Coordinates32.63551, -91.40428 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPoverty Point National Monument · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyDelta National Forest - Camping 37 mi · Sterlington Recreation Area 40 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000382. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.