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 Effigy Mounds National Monument - Marquette IA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 43° 05.319 W 091° 11.167
15T E 647635 N 4772256
Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans.
Waymark Code: WMMMN7
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2014
Views: 2
Prehistoric earthworks by mound builder cultures are common in the Midwest. However, mounds in the shape of mammals, birds, or reptiles, known as effigies, only exist in southern Wisconsin, northeast Iowa, and small parts of Minnesota and Illinois. The one exception to this is the great serpent mound in south-eastern Ohio. Source: ( visit link)
Street address:
3 mi. N of Marquette on IA 76
Marquette, IA
County / Borough / Parish: Allamakee
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Information Potential
Periods of significance: 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Historic function: Domestic, Funerary
Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
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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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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