Whistler Mound Group and Enclosure
N 44° 07.640 W 089° 30.090
16T E 299871 N 4889058
Whistler Mound Group and Enclosure Historical Marker off 6th Ave in Hancock.
Waymark Code: WM1BGC
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2007
Views: 31
"The Whistler Mound Group and Enclosure originally consisted of 70 conical or round burial mounds and a low earthen double enclosure. The site has never been scientifically investigated so the exact date of construction is unknown. Archaeologists, however, believe that these mounds were constructed during the late period of mound building circa 650-1200 A.D.
Enclosures, like the one in the Whistler Mound Group, were once found throughout the northeastern United States. The functions of these structures is not known, but it is surmised that they define "sacred space" where special ceremonies were conducted. The Whistler enclosure is one of the few in Wisconsin to have escaped destruction by modern development.
Tragically, most mounds in Wisconsin have been destroyed. The remnants of the Whistler Mound Group and Enclosure are now protected by Wisconsin's burial law. The site was also listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Erected 2000"
County: Waushara
Location: Park
MarkerID: 457
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