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<< Other Photo Pages >> Indian Mounds Park - Artificial Mound in United States in Great Lakes Midwest

Submitted by AKFisher on Wednesday, 16 August 2023  Page Views: 240

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Indian Mounds Park Alternative Name: Quincy Indian Mounds
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 61.053 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Quincy, IL
Latitude: 39.912610N  Longitude: 91.40659W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Indian Mounds Park
Indian Mounds Park submitted by AKFisher : Indian Mounds Park, Quincy, Illinois has 8 burial mounds attributed to the Hopewell (200 BC-AD 500) and a U-shaped earthwork and was a portion of some 62 mounds once in the immediate area. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).  (Vote or comment on this photo)
In 1934, archaeologists discovered 10 mounds (A14 through A23) and a peculiar "u"-shaped ridge on this stretch of river bluff. Excavation of two mounds (A22 and A23) in the 1960s led to the discovery that the mounds were built about AD 900. The "u"-shaped ridge remains a mystery. It may have been an enclosure where Native Americans conducted funeral rituals.

The story starts in 1888 when the Quincy Boulevard & Park Association was created to determine the location of parks and to develop beautiful boulevards. As early as 1894, E.J. Parker, the Association's president, began discussions with the city to acquire land where Indian Mounds Park is located today. Some citizens had serious interest in the bluff property for possible residential or industrial use, and the city was reluctant to commit funds.

Following resolutions by the Quincy Historical Society, Women's Council, Typographical Union, Journal of Industry, Committee to Express the Disappointment of Women, and a petition signed by several hundred citizens calling for the "preservation of the Indian Mounds," the city council finally voted to purchase 10 acres in 1897 for $3,200. More land was acquired over the next nine years, and today the park encompasses 37 acres.

The first pool, "the Plunge," was constructed in 1924 on a plateau that appeared not to disturb the burial mounds. A second pool was built in 1965 and a third in 2003.

Sacred Heights was suggested as a name for the park. E.J. Parker chose Indian Mounds Park.

Source: Historical marker on site.

Further reading and information: Illinois Department of Natural Resources (PDF file)

Directions: From downtown Quincy, IL via N 8th St., 2.2 mi.
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Indian Mounds Park
Indian Mounds Park submitted by AKFisher : Indian Mounds Park in Quincy, Illinois. There were quite a few small towns and cities that made efforts to protect and conserve ancient mound sites and this is one. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).  (Vote or comment on this photo)

Indian Mounds Park
Indian Mounds Park submitted by AKFisher : Information marker on site. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).  (Vote or comment on this photo)

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