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Poverty Point

About 1000 B.C. a notable prehistoric culture flourished on this Indian site in the lower Mississippi Valley. The Octagonal village terraces, the immense mounds and the stone artifacts were unique for early agriculture, prepottery people

Located in Epps, District 5, Hwy 17, West Carroll Parish. 109




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