National Historic Landmark · Marksville, Louisiana

Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site

A historic site near Marksville, Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site
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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
AddressMarksville Prehistoric Indian Park State Monument, Marksville vicinity, LA
CountyAvoyelles County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000372
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources20 structures, 1 sites

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetMarksville Prehistoric Indian Park State Monument
Coordinates31.12512, -92.04813 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

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 66000372. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.