Effigy Mounds National Monument - Harper's Ferry, Iowa
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Over two-hundred Native American Effigy mounds are preserved intact at this National Monument, representing over 2000 years of mound building along the Mississippi River.
Waymark Code: WM12R5
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2006
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Before Europeans arrived, a unique American Indian “Effigy Mound” culture developed in the upper Midwest building thousands of earthen mounds in the shape of animals across the landscape. Today, over two-hundred mounds are preserved intact here representing over 2000 years of mound building; thirty-one are effigies in the shape of bears and birds found along hiking trails offering magnificent views of the Mississippi River.
Visitor Center
- Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Weekends, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- June to Labor Day, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cost is $3 a person, or $5 per non-commercial vehicle.
Coordinates are give for entrance to visitor center where the passport is located.
Address:
151 Hwy. 76
Harper's Ferry, IA USA
52146
NPS Web Page for this Station: [Web Link]
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