Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Belcher
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A Caddo mound and village dating between approximately 1450 & 1650 A.D. were located northeast of Belcher. The mound consisted of a series of platforms that contained houses or meeting places for the village leaders. The houses were burned periodically and capped with earth. The site probably was occupied when the DeSoto Expedition crossed Caddo lands in 1542.
(Man-Made Features • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
A Caddo mound and village dating between approximately 1450 & 1650 A.D. were located northeast of Belcher. The mound consisted of a series of platforms that contained houses or meeting places for the village leaders. The houses were burned periodically and capped with earth. The site probably was occupied when the DeSoto Expedition crossed Caddo lands in 1542.(Man-Made Features • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
During the Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941, the U.S. Army and Air Corps divided itself into two opposing armies for practice for possible war in Europe. Among the noted commanders in the maneuvers, was General George S. Patton. His mechanized armored forces launched a flanking attack on Shreveport from a point near Lake Charles and proceeded northward through East Texas and entered north Louisiana just north of Caddo Lake. Before attacking Shreveport from the north, his forces camped overnight on September 27th just to the west of Belcher. The next day the forces proceeded through Belcher and Dixie and successfully attacked Shreveport.
Welcome to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This unit of the National Park system stretches along both sides of the middle Delaware River for 40 miles from Milford in the north to the scenic Water Gap in the south.
Welcome to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This unit of the National Park system stretches along both sides of the middle Delaware River for 40 miles from Milford in the north to the scenic Water Gap in the south. The park has places to boat, fish, swim, camp, hike, and sightsee. Visitor centers are open at Kittatinny Point just off Interstate 80 at the Water Gap in New Jersey and in season at Dingmans Falls and at Bushkill on the Pennsylvania side.
The first recorded European settler in this area was a Spaniard named Manuel Gonzales, who reached here around 1750. Subsequent settlers built a tavern, a gristmill, and other facilities, so that by 1820, Bushkill could be called a village. It had stores, mills, shops, tanneries, a school, and by 1850 a church to serve nearby families.
Welcome to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This unit of the National Park system stretches along both sides of the middle Delaware River for 40 miles from Milford in the north to the scenic Water Gap in the south. The park has places to boat, fish, swim, camp, hike, and sightsee. Visitor centers are open at Kittatinny Point just off Interstate 80 at the Water Gap in New Jersey and in season at Dingmans Falls and at Bushkill on the Pennsylvania side.
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