Poverty Point National Monument

A grassy green mound.
Now a nearly forgotten culture, Poverty Point at its peak 3,000 years ago was part of an enormous trading network that stretched for hundreds of miles across the continent. It was - and is - also an engineering marvel, the product of five million hours of labor. Explore the culture of a highly sophisticated people who left behind one of North America’s most important archeological sites.
Map showing location of park.
A grassy green mound.
Photo by Bart Everson
Bird Mound - a grassy green mound.
Photo by Bert Everson
Bird Mound - a grassy green mound.
Photo by Bert Everson