La Butte - Cocodrie, LA
N 29° 20.176 W 090° 38.405
15R E 729141 N 3247554
Located on Highway 56, in front of the Elpege Picou Cemetery. Cemetery was once an Indian Mound.
Waymark Code: WMDMPX
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2012
Views: 7
Marker gives a very good history of the Indian mound the cemetery now sits on. Was not hard to locate, but it is a long way down the highway.
Marker text states
This Indian mound was constructed around AD 1000. It is 7 feet tall with a square~shaped base. It was once part of a larger complex made up of up to five mounds. The oak tree on the northwest corner is thought to mark the grave of Houma Courteau alias Touh~la~bayne of the Biloxi Nation who owned this property between 1822~1844. The historic Picou Cemetery on top dated from 1901~1990's.
Marker Name: La Butte
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Cemetery
Parish: Terrebonne
Link to more information:: Not listed
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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