Poverty Point

Poverty Point State Historic Site/Poverty Point National Monument is a prehistoric earthwork constructed by the Poverty Point culture, located in present-day northeastern Louisiana.
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  • Park
  • …lies at an elevation of around 90 feet (30 metres)
  • Description: prehistoric site of the Poverty Point culture in northeastern Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as
    “POPO”
    “Poverty Point National Monument”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Epps.
is a village in , , United States.
5 miles southwest of Poverty Point
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Latitude
32.64243° or 32° 38′ 33″ north
Longitude
-91.4083° or 91° 24′ 30″ west
Open location code
864CJHRR+XM
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Poverty Point” goes by many names.
Poverty PointCatalan
Poverty Point National MonumentCebuano
povertyChinese
貧點Chinese
貧點國家名勝Chinese
贫点Chinese
Poverty PointCroatian
Poverty PointCzech
Poverty PointDutch
Poverty PointFinnish
პოვერტი-პოინტის მიწაყრილებიGeorgian
פוברטי פוינטHebrew
पोवर्टी पॉईन्टHindi
Poverty PointItalian
ポヴァティ・ポイントJapanese
Poverti PointasLithuanian
kampidjip.Lojban
Monument Nazzjonali ta‘ Poverty PointMaltese
Poverty PointMaltese
Sit Storiku Statali ta‘ Poverty PointMaltese
Tumbati Monumentali tal-Ħamrija ta‘ Poverty PointMaltese
پاورتی پوینتPersian
Poverty PointPolish
Поверти-ПойнтRussian
Poverty PointSerbo-Croatian
Poverty Point nationalmonumentSwedish
Poverty PointTurkish
Poverty PointVietnamese
ma tomo Papasi Pon
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