Panther Intaglio Historical Marker
N 42° 55.511 W 088° 51.270
16T E 348657 N 4754174
The Panther Intaglio Historical Marker is located on Hwy 106 on the west side of Fort Atkinson, WI.
Waymark Code: WM2MDR
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2007
Views: 44
Discovered in 1850 by Increase A. Lapham, this is the only known intaglio Effigy mound in the world. It was excavated for ceremonial purposes by American Indians of the Effigy Mound Culture about 1000 A. D. A part of the tail has been covered. Of ten other recorded intaglios, all now destroyed, eight were similar in representing the panther and two represented bears.
Erected 1960 by Fort Atkinson Historical Society