Outlet Mound - Monona, WI
N 43° 03.107 W 089° 20.089
16T E 309849 N 4769210
Outlet Mound at Indian Mound Park in the 6200 block of Ridgewood Ave. in Monona, WI
Waymark Code: WM20WJ
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2007
Views: 16
Text from the marker reads:
“The largest of nineteen conical, oval and linear mounds once located in this vicinity, the Outlet Mound was constructed as a burial place by Woodland Indians about 2,000 years ago. It was saved from destruction by the Wisconsin Archeological Society and local citizens in 1944 and donated to the city of Monona."
Street address:
6200 Ridgewood Ave
Monona, WI USA
53716
County / Borough / Parish: Dane
Year listed: 2003
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Information Potential: Prehistoric, Religion
Periods of significance: 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD
Historic function: Funerary, Religion: Cemetery, Ceremonial Site
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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