At the park, Hwy. A, E of Hwy. 144, NE of West Bend, Washington County 

This park, named for its most outstanding mound, contains thirty-one fine exam­ples of effigy mounds. Effigy mounds are low earthworks usually built in the shapes of birds or animals. Though used for burial purposes, a mound seldom contains more than one or two remains. From the excavations of the mounds and campsites, archeologists have gained some knowledge of the life of this pre-historic group of Wisconsin Indians. It is known that they lived in small scattered bands. They depended largely on hunting and fishing for food, though some gar­dening was practiced. Most of their tools and weapons were made of stone, some of wood and bone and, in rare instances, copper. Pottery vessels were used for cooking. Except for a few examples in adjoining states, effigy mounds are found only in Wisconsin.

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[Source: McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead (Madison:WHS, 1999).]