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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Effigy Mounds National Monument Alternative Name: Effigy Mounds Nat'l MonumentCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 94.001 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Plains Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Prairie du Chen, Wisconsin Nearest Village: Marquette, Iowa
Latitude: 43.089300N Longitude: 91.18544W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The National Monument is operated by the United States government. Here is a link to their website.
The location given is for three circular mounds close to the Visitor's Center and easily accessible. The many other mounds can be seen on day hikes over a total of 14 miles of maintained trails.
Note: US National Park Service buries report on effigy mounds scandal following unauthorized construction. See the comments on our page for more
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