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Intaglio Effigy

Date: 1905
Description: View of an Indian intaglio effigy, the only one still in existence in Wisconsin. The effigy is in the shape of a panther. There is a car on the road in the...
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Man Mound Historical Marker

Date: 1920
Description: Historic site marker to commemorate Man Mound and to mark Man Mound Park. The inscription reads "Man Mound Park. Mound located and platted by W.H. Canfield...
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Man Mound House

Date: 07 1933
Description: Front view of Man Mound House, with trees and a walkway which leads to the front door. The walkway appears to be on a mound.
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Delavan Burial Mounds Marker

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Description: View of a rock with a plaque that reads: "Group of Prehistoric Indian Burial Mounds and Winnebago Village Site. Marked by the Delavan Woman's Club - May 19...
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Elk Mound

Date: 1930
Description: Elk Mound.
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Mound Marker

Date: 1930
Description: View of the panther itaglio effigy mound marker, located on Highway 106 West. The text on the marker reads: "Panther Intaglio Effigy; Panther Type, Length ...
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Indian Mounds Marker

Date: 1930
Description: View of an Indian mounds marker on the St. Croix River.
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Double Water Spirit Effigy Mound

Date: 05 04 1915
Description: Elevated view of a double water spirit effigy mound 4 miles south of Stockbridge near Appleton. The spirit has no head but the necks unite.
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Turtle Mound on Observatory Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a double-tailed turtle effigy mound on Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Water Spirit Burial Mound

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Description: A view of a two-tailed water spirit burial mound on the grounds of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus near Observatory Hill.
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Mound Tablet

Date: 1906
Description: View of a tablet indicating a mound site.
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Man Mound Park Marker

Date: 1963
Description: The marker notes Man Mound Park by the Wisconsin Archeological Society, Sauk County Historical Society and the Landmark Committee, W.F.W.C.
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Linear Mound on the Dividing Ridge

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Description: Two men enjoy the shade among Native American burial mounds on the Dividing Ridge, a recessional moraine, between Lakes Monona and Wingra in Madison, Wisco...
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Oval Burial Mound in T. Lewis Group near McFarland, Wisconsin

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Description: Oval burial mound at the T. Lewis Mound group in what is now Indian Mounds Park.
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Linear Mound in T. Lewis Mound Group

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Description: A linear burial mound at the T. Lewis Mound group in what is now Indian Mounds Park.
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Linear Mound in T. Lewis Mound Group

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Description: A linear burial mound at the T. Lewis Mound group in what is now Indian Mounds Park.
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Effigy Mound Near Lake Mendota

Date: 1914
Description: Deer or rabbit effigy mound outlined with lime (ca. 800-1100 A.D.), at the McConnell mound group.
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Conical Mound on the Crest of the Dividing Ridge

Date: 1909
Description: A horse grazes near Native American burial mounds on the Dividing Ridge, a recessional moraine, between Lakes Monona and Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin. The ...
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Charles E. Brown Among Burial Mounds on the Edgewood Campus

Date: 05 05 1939
Description: Charles E. Brown poses near a historic tablet marking one of a row of conical burial mounds on the Park and Pleasure drive on the north shore of Lake Wingr...
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Animal Effigy Mound

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Description: An animal effigy burial mound at the Williams South mound group on the north shore of Lake Kegonsa.

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