Churupa Plantation Mound: Ancient Mounds Trail
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kwashnak
N 31° 38.295 W 091° 40.535
15R E 625591 N 3501101
LA 566 , 2.0 miles north of US 84
Waymark Code: WMANGD
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2011
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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 feet at the base.
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Marker Name: Churupa Plantation Mound
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Building
Parish: Concordia
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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