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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  • Type: Park
  • Description: prehistoric site of the Poverty Point culture in northeastern Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: POPO” and “Poverty Point National Monument

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Epps.

Village
is a village in , , United States. The population was 358 at the 2020 census. is situated 5 miles southwest of Poverty Point.

Poverty Point

Latitude
32.64243° or 32° 38′ 33″ north
Longitude
-91.4083° or 91° 24′ 30″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
864CJHRR+XM
Geo­Names ID
4337943
Wiki­data ID
Q964745
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Poverty Point” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Poverty Point
  • Cebuano: Poverty Point National Monument
  • Chinese: poverty
  • Chinese: 波弗蒂角
  • Chinese: 波弗蒂角國家紀念區
  • Chinese: 波弗蒂角紀念土冢
  • Chinese: 波弗蒂角纪念土冢
  • Croatian: Poverty Point
  • Czech: Poverty Point
  • Dutch: Poverty Point
  • Finnish: Poverty Point
  • French: Poverty Point
  • Georgian: პოვერტი-პოინტის მიწაყრილები
  • German: Poverty Point
  • Hebrew: פוברטי פוינט
  • Hindi: पोवर्टी पॉईन्ट
  • Italian: Poverty Point
  • Japanese: ポヴァティ・ポイント
  • Lithuanian: Poverti Pointas
  • Lojban: kampidjip.
  • Maltese: Monument Nazzjonali ta‘ Poverty Point
  • Maltese: Poverty Point
  • Maltese: Sit Storiku Statali ta‘ Poverty Point
  • Maltese: Tumbati Monumentali tal-Ħamrija ta‘ Poverty Point
  • Maltese: Tumbati Monumentali tal-Ħamrija ta’ Poverty Point
  • Persian: پاورتی پوینت
  • Polish: Poverty Point
  • Portuguese: Poverty Point
  • Russian: Поверти-Пойнт
  • Serbo-Croatian: Poverty Point
  • Spanish: Poverty Point
  • Swedish: Poverty Point nationalmonument
  • Turkish: Poverty Point
  • Vietnamese: Poverty Point

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