GPS
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.7095 Longitude: -91.822388
Driving Directions:
— From La 8 in Harrisonburg, head south on La 124. Go
4.0 miles to Routon Road; turn left. Go 0.3 mile to marker
on right.
— From US 84 in Jonesville, head north on La 124. Go
5.7 miles to Routon Road; turn right. Go 0.3 mile to marker
on right. |
| Number
of Mounds: 3 |
Number
of Visible Mounds: 3 |
| Summer
Viewing: Excellent |
Winter
Viewing: Excellent |
 Tew
Lake comprises three dome-shaped mounds on Wallace Ridge near
an oxbow of the Ouachita River. The two mounds (Mds. A and B)
south of the road are about 4 feet tall and 110 feet on their
long axis. The third mound (Md. C), north of the road, has been
reduced by plowing to about 21⁄2 feet tall. Weathering of
the soil in all three, along with an abundance of Archaic artifacts
(projectile points and stone beads) and the absence of ceramics,
indicate that the mounds date to about 3000 BC (Archaic period).
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