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In the 1800s illustrations of mounds were often exaggerated & distorted. This is an 1887 depiction of Monk's Mound showing how it got its name. A monk once did live on the summit.  Image courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016). 
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In the 1800s illustrations of mounds were often exaggerated & distorted. This is an 1887 depiction of Monk's Mound showing how it got its name. A monk once did live on the summit.
Image courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016). 

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