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Houmas Landing

Portage of the Cross. Near this site Houmas Village was visited by Henri de Tonti, 1681, by Iberville and party March 20, 1699. A chapel was built by Father Du Ru, a mission founded by Father de Limoges, 1700. As Tunica Indians took over the areas Houmas moved by 1709

Located in Tunica, District 61, West Feliciana Parish. 131




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