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Poverty Point National Monument
Plan Your Visit
Located in northeastern Louisiana, Poverty Point National Monument can be visited in any season. This site, which contains some of the largest prehistoric earth works in North America, is managed by the state of Louisiana. These state park facilities are open to the public. PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NO FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Semaphore pricklypear cactus  

Did You Know?
In 2001, scientists taking a plant inventory in Biscayne National Park discovered a population of semaphore pricklypear cactus, one of the world's rarest plants. Previously known as only 9 plants in the lower Florida Keys, the new population numbered 570 plants...over 60 times the previous count.

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Last Updated: September 22, 2006 at 15:55 EST