Marksville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Marksville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The land where Marksville was founded on was once a meeting place, leading to the present day Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Marksville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Marksville’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMarksville, La., Red Cross refuge…, 1927: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Marksville
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Marksville, decade by decade
1990s
5 historic places in Marksville
Marksville has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 51 historic buildings, because Marksville Commercial Historic District alone counts 48. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
LandmarkListed 1966Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site
Listed 1980Hypolite Bordelon House
Listed 1982Joffrion House
Listed 1983Marksville Commercial Historic DistrictListed 1986Alfred H. Bordelon HouseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Marksville, La., Red Cross refugee camp (1927) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (3) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.