Routon Mounds: Ancient Mounds Trail
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member kwashnak
N 31° 42.237 W 091° 48.345
15R E 613167 N 3508240
Estate Drive, 1.4 miles from Routon Road. Routon Road is off LA 124, 4 miles from Harrisonburg.
Waymark Code: WMANG0
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member dh2000dh
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Routon has 7 mounds on the west bank of the Ouachita River. The 4 largest are rectangular with flat tops. The other 3 are dome shaped and less than 2 feet tall. The mound visible from the road is rectangular. It is 12 1/2 feet tall and 230 by 180 feet at the base. Radiocarbon dates suggest Indians built the mounds around AD 1100.
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Marker Name: Routon Mounds

Marker Type: Roadside

What does marker relate to?: Building

Parish: Catahoula

Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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