The picture above was taken of The Great Troyville Mound in 1920. At the time the photo was taken, the majestic mound, which once stood 82 feet tall, had already undergone severe erosion and was only a shadow of its former glory.
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The Great Troyville Mound of Catahoula Parish
Apart from historic markers located within a ten-mile radius, there’s little present-day evidence that 9 majestic earthen mounds once dominated the landscape near Jonesville in Catahoula Parish. Named the Troyville Mounds, these ancient earthworks have virtually disappeared, and along with them the stories and history of the people who inhabited, valued, and maintained them for hundreds of years. Built during the Woodland Native American period, the story of the earthworks is both mesmerizing and tragic.
