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| Read an overview of role of state statutes and see the compendium of primary state historic preservation laws (PDF). |
| For Properties with Human Burial Sites |
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| Do you own a human burial site in Wisconsin? Learn about your rights and responsibilities under state law. |
| Want to protect a burial site and lower your property taxes at the same time? Find out how. |
| Your Rights Under Wisconsin State Law |
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| Are you unhappy about a decision to move or protect a human burial site? Find out the process to request an appeal. |
| For Properties with Burial Sites |
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| Learn the steps to nagivate the application process to get a tax exemption under Wisconsin burial sites law. |
| Read this information before planning a project inside a cemetery or mound group. |
| Learn about the benefits of cataloging a human burial site, from property tax exemptions to membership on the Registry of Interested Persons. |
| Learn how this landowner turned burial sites on his land into an asset. |
| Learn how this landowner handled the discovery of human remains on her property. |
| Frequently Asked Questions |
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| For owners of archaeological sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the State Register of Historic Places. |
| Want to know if there might be a cemetery of Native American mound group on your property? The Society may have the answer. |
| Want to know if there might be cemetery or Native American mound group on your property? The Society may have the answer |
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