Sheboygan Indian Mound Park

Sheboygan Indian Mound Park (HMLML)

Location: Sheboygan, WI 53081 Sheboygan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 41.827', W 87° 43.036'

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Within these fifteen acres of ancient woodland and winding stream lie 18 rare Indian burial mounds, dated about 500-750 A.D. Their prehistoric builders, ancestors of the Wisconsin Woodland Indians, are called the Effigy Mound People because of their mysterious custom of burying their dead beneath mounds shaped like animals, reptiles and birds. The 5 deer and 2 panthers here are unsurpassed.

They also constructed intaglio, conical and linear mounds one of which, Mound 19, displays an exposed burial with artifacts. All that is known of Effigy Mound Culture comes from archeological study of such mounds. Many mound groups were found by early white settlers in Southern Wisconsin but few survive intact.

These mounds were saved from destruction by the Sheboygan Area Garden Clubs through public subscription, and given to the City of Sheboygan as an archeological park. They were restored and opened to the public on June 25, 1966, dedicated to: "...Those oldest peoples of Wisconsin whose love for their homeland kept it green and beautiful and rich in nature's bounty. May we learn to preserve it half as well."
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HM NumberHMLML
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number163
Year Placed1968
Placed ByThe Sheboygan Parks Department
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 10:15am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 442201 N 4838483
Decimal Degrees43.69711667, -87.71726667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 41.827', W 87° 43.036'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 41' 49.62" N, 87° 43' 2.16" W
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Area Code(s)920
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5052-5198 S 9th St, Sheboygan WI 53081, US
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