Interpretive Center Status Update

Poverty Point UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Poverty Point World Heritage Site
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[email protected]
Date

06/12/2025
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The interpretive center is active.

This text is to update the site description and offerings:
Over 3,000 years ago, indigenous peoples created the largest earthen monuments for their time and place in North America. Today, they are the largest monuments built by a culture of hunter-fisher-gatherers. The native inhabitants began creating a community by 1700 BCE and over a span of 600 years created different mounds, distinctive semi-elliptical ridges, and a grand central plaza. This place was the center of culture in North America, and we invite you to experience this ancient community, ceremonial center, and center of long-distance exchange. You can explore on your own, or on a ranger-guided tram tour which are offered Wed-Sun when weather permits.

Our best and most up to date website is: https://www.lastateparks.com/historic-sites/poverty-point-world-heritage-site

The promotional website (povertypoint.us) can still be listed as a secondary website too, but we aren't able to manage it directly so it doesn't receive updates often.

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