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MYSTERIOUS WORLD: Winter 2002: Effigy Mounds Part II: The Spirit of the Mounds Effigy Mounds National Park is relatively remote, located in the tiny town of Harper's Ferry, Iowa, three miles north of Marquette, Iowa and six miles northwest of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Mallam believed that each complex of effigy mounds, such as the Marching Bear Group, was constructed by a distinct social group that returned periodically to participate in ceremonies to renew their ties to the earth and insure the continued cycles of life and the regeneration of plants and animals. Effigy mounds are one of the most sacred religious sites for the Winnebago or Ho-Chunk Tribe. www.mysteriousworld.com /Journal/2002/Winter/EffigyMounds   (5298 words)

Effigy Mounds National Monument Effigy Mounds National Monument was established to preserve the earth mounds found in northeastern Iowa. Within the monument's borders are 191 known prehistoric mounds, 29 in the form of bear and bird effigies and the remainder conical or linear shaped. Effigy Mounds is located five miles north of McGregor and three miles north of Marquette, Iowa on Iowa State Highway 76. www.hows.org.uk /personal/hillfigs/foreign/mound/ia_effig.htm   (1651 words)

Effigy Mounds National Monument - Environment - US-Parks.com The environment of Effigy Mounds National Monument is in a constantly shifting, dynamic state. Both the resources and the viewsheds are significant to the mission and purpose of Effigy Mounds National Monument. During the winter when vegetation is lacking, it is apparent that the mounds on the bluff are within view of the main channel of the Mississippi River. www.us-parks.com /effigy_mounds/environment.html   (1631 words)

Effigy Mounds National Monument on Encyclopedia.com MOUNDS HAVE LASTED 800 YEARS EFFIGIES WILL BE FETED AT EFFIGY MOUNDS NATIONAL MONUMENT AS THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CELEBRATES ITS 86TH ANNIVERSARY. MOUNDS HAVE LASTED 800 YEARS EFFIGIES WILL BE FETED AT EFFIGY MOUNDS NATIONAL MONUMENT AS THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CELEBRATES ITS 86TH ANNIVERSARY.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN) Magazines and Newspapers for: Effigy Mounds National Monument www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-E1ffigyM1o.asp   (453 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Effigy Mounds National Monument Effigy Mounds National Monument, northeastern Iowa, established in 1949. Mound Builders : pictures related to mound builders: Ocmulgee National Monument Earthen mounds built by early Native Americans are found in many parts of North America. encarta.msn.com /Effigy_Mounds_National_Monument.html   (135 words)

L.L.Bean: Park Search - Effigy Mounds National Monument Within the monument are 206 mounds, 31 in the form of bird and bear effigies and the remainder in conical or linear shapes. The mounds were built by Eastern Woodland Indians between 500 B.C. and 1300 A.D. In 2000, the monument acquired an additional 1,045 acres bringing the total acreage of the monument to 2,526 acres. The Effigy Mounds park has tranquil paths leading around the ancient mounds. www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/15527gd.htm   (230 words)

EO Newsroom: New Images - Effigy Mounds National Monument Effigy Mounds National Monument was created by President Harry Truman in October 1949 to protect a small area along the banks of the Mississippi River where Native Americans had been building earthen mounds for millennia. Effigy Mounds National Monument is the largest known collection of mounds in the United States. Mounds have been discovered at sites from the U.S. Midwest to the Atlantic Coast, but this particular site in Iowa is unusual because about 30 of the mounds are not shaped simply in lines or circles, but are instead effigies—simple shapes of mammals, birds, and reptiles. earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17030   (500 words)

Mississippi River Parkway Commission Effigy Mounds Some of the largest and best-preserved "effigy" mounds found within the United State are along the Mississippi River at Effigy Mounds, a unit of the National Park Service in northeast Iowa. Effigy Mound Monument covers 2,526 acres with 14 miles of well-maintained hiking trails that offer spectacular overlooks of the Mississippi River. Prehistoric American Indian cultures built unique effigy mounds in the shapes of animals on the bluffs overlooking the river. www.mississippiriverinfo.com /effigymounds.htm   (103 words)

MotorHome Magazine : Short Stops By A.D. 350, the Effigy Mounds culture of late woodland Indians inhabited the upper Mississippi River. Although this culture continued to build conical mounds, it is best characterized by the construction of animal-shape (effigy) mounds. Great Bear Mound, a short distance ahead, is the largest effigy mound in Iowa: 70 feet across at the shoulders, 137 feet long and 3.5 feet high. www.motorhomemagazine.com /shortstops/0303mounds.cfm   (988 words)

Effigy Mounds National Monument. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 Effigy Mounds National Monument, park (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), NE Iowa, atop bluffs overlooking Mississippi R, just N of McGregor. Prehistoric Indian mounds 2 ft/0.6 m–4 ft/1.2 m high, up to 200 ft/61 m in diameter; many of them are in shapes of birds and bears, and are believed to be burial mounds. Artifacts (including bone, copper, and stone tools) have been found. www.bartleby.com /69/91/E00991.html   (106 words)

Land cover interpretation and analysis for the effigy mounds national monument in Iowa, USA. Geographic location of Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO) in Iowa, U.S. A vegetation classification for EFMO was developed from the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS), the USGS Land Use Land Cover Classification (Anderson, 1976), and information derived from work in progress by USGS Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (USGS-MESC; Table 1). Land cover interpretation and analysis for the effigy mounds national monument in Iowa, USA. The study area comprises of Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO) which covers approximately 1,618 hectares. www.gisdevelopment.net /application/environment/overview/envo001.htm   (989 words)

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: Heritage Addition added to EFMO "Effigy Mounds National Monument is honored to be entrusted with the care of these wonderful natural and cultural resources that convey our past history so well," said Phyllis Ewing, EFMO superintendent. Together, the Yellow River State Forest Unit, Heritage Addition and Effigy Mounds National Monument protect 7.8 miles of this river, along with critical migratory bird habitat along the Upper Mississippi River flyway. Ackelson officially transferred the deed to the National Park Service at a Friday ceremony at Effigy Mounds Visitors Center. www.inhf.org /heritagedone2.htm   (784 words)

Tom Harkin : August 2005 Iowa Trip : Effigy Mounds Established in 1949, Effigy Mounds National Park encompasses a variety of pre-historic American Indian mounds, spanning over 1,800 years. On the way back to the Visitors Center, Randy told me that Effigy Mounds is part of the Wildland Urban Interface Initiative-a long title that means they are successful at burning and thinning sections of the Park. The park seeks to both preserve the mounds by preventing modern-day development on the land and to educate the public about the environment and pre-historic Native American cultures. harkin.senate.gov /blog/em.cfm   (681 words)

Effigy Mounds National Monument - Wikitravel Effigy Mounds National Monument is a United States National Monument that is located in Iowa. There is no lodging or camping of any kind located within the monument. This article is still a stub and needs your attention. wikitravel.org /en/Effigy_Mounds_National_Monument   (58 words)

Sny_Magill Superimposed upon this fluvial complex are over 100 conical and effigy mounds, constructed by Native American peoples primarily during the Middle to Late Woodland period, 2100 to 750 yr BP. These mounds represent a valuable cultural resource, but their landscape position and proximity to the Upper Mississippi River makes them vulnerable to eventual burial by overbank flood deposits. The mound complex is located on a low terrace of the Upper Mississippi River that is inundated only during large floods (e.g. uwacadweb.uwyo.edu /JMD/Projects/Sny_Magill.htm   (251 words)

IBA Site Detail Effigy Mounds National Monument: From the junction of US 18 and Iowa Highway 76 in Marquette, follow IA 76 north for 3.7 miles to the park entrance on the right. For the last 17 years, Effigy Mounds National Monument has hosted a Hawk Watch Weekend. Ornithological Significance: With approximately 8,000 acres in Yellow River State Forest and over 2,500 acres in Effigy Mounds National Monument, these two areas combined make up the largest public owned forest area in northeastern Iowa. www.iowabirds.org /IBA/sitedetail.asp?siteID=1   (301 words)

Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society -- Volume 18; December, 1971 "Mound 33, in Effigy Mounds National Monument, is the last mound at the east end of a line of conical mounds on the high bluff northeast of Monument headquarters (Map 1). During the summer of 1951, permission for the Monument archeologist to reopen the mound for further study was requested of the Region Two Office. Reinvestigation of Mound 33 was proposed following a study of notes on the late Ellison Orr's excavation in the mound. www.uiowa.edu /~osa/focus/publications/ias/abstracts/jias18.htm   (521 words)

Events Effigy Mounds National Monument, three miles north of Marquette, IA. Presented annually, these popular activities can include walks along the Yellow River Bridge Boardwalk Trail and hikes along the Fire Point Trail to the top of the bluff. Featured are: Effigy mound building culture, the impact of the historic settlement period and moonlit views of the Mississippi and Yellow Rivers. Featured are: Effigy mound building culture, the impact of the historic settlement period and moonlit views of the Mississippi and Yellow Rivers, reservations required, call for date, 563-873-3491. www.prairieduchien.org /first/visitor/events.htm   (4655 words)

Web Site Review List 1 There is a detailed timeline of archaeologists who have explored the Effigy National Monument and the process they went through to create it. The opening page regarding Effigy Mound National Monument discusses the location and how many sites are within the park. The graphics are varied enough to give accurate portrayals of the effigy mounds from a bird's eye view. www.uwlax.edu /MVAC/Educators/WebReviews.htm   (4162 words)

Bird Checklists of the United States Effigy Mounds National Monument is located at about the halfway point along the Refuge length, and shares its boundary along the river. National Park Service Effigy Mounds National Monument 151 HWY. Generally the same bird species seen on the Refuge can be seen in or around the Monument. www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/othrdata/chekbird/r3/effigy.htm   (1169 words)

Printable Version Effigy Mounds National Monument, just north of Marquette, Iowa, will show the film "Life of Birds: Finding Partners" on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in conjunction with the event. The community is close to Wisconsin& Wyalusing State Park and Iowa& Pike's Peak State Park and Effigy Mounds National Monument. The Crawford County seat has a prime location for seeing the impressive birds of prey on the upper Mississippi River, which is thought to have the largest concentration of wintering bald eagles in the lower 48 states. www.lacrossetribune.com /articles/2005/01/25/outdoors/01second.prt   (550 words)

The Heartland I&M Network & Prairie Cluster Prototype Monitoring Program Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield and Effigy Mounds National Monument occur in a transition zone of intergrading prairie, oak woodlands (often termed “savannas”), and glades. The largest rivers at Effigy Mounds National Monument, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, and Arkansas Post National Memorial are relatively slow-moving rivers with clayey and silty bottom substrates. Pine is absent from forests at Effigy Mounds National Monument, but shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) dominates upland forests at Hot Springs National Park. www1.nature.nps.gov /im/units/htln/overview/heartland_overview.htm   (1039 words)

Mississippi River Journal Within the borders of the Effigy Mounds National Monument are 191 known historical Indian burial mounds--twenty-nine of which are shaped like bears or birds. The Effigy Mounds are located a in relatively small area where northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southern Wisconsin all meet. Archaeologists formally excavated seventeen mounds in the early years of the monument. www.interactive.iptv.org /journals/search_results.cfm?JournalID=61   (352 words)

Tourism The monument is located three miles north of Marquette, IA. Effigy Mounds contains 191 preserved prehistoric Indian burial mounds thought to be approximately 2,500 years old. An audiovisual program explaining the prehistory, history and natural history of Effigy Mounds is available. Many of the mounds were designed in the shape of animals. www.mononaiowa.com /tourism_5.html   (103 words)

Iowa - 2004 - Marquette IA Within the National Monument are 206 known prehistoric mounds. The trails to the effigy mounds are all 2.5 miles or more in length. In addition to the information on the American Indian society and effigy mounds, the visitor center's museum has a nice display of stuffed animals and birds on display, including this bald eagle. www.rvtowster.com /iowa.htm   (722 words)

Effigy Mounds National Monument Hotels - Areaparks.com Effigy Mounds National Monument City Center: 12.08 mi Effigy Mounds National Monument City Center: 10.46 mi Effigy Mounds National Monument City Center: 12.12 mi effigymounds.areaparks.com /hotels.html   (156 words)

Indian Mounds--Iowa Effigy Mounds National Monument entered into the National Registry of Historic places 1966 15 October. 29 are in the form of bear and bird effigies; the remainder are conical or linear. Please inform the webmaster of any broken links! www.ibsgwatch.imagedjinn.com /learn/iowa.htm   (78 words)

Effigy Mounds Mounds, Monuments, and Politics of Power: Dimensions of Effigy Mound Function Conical and Effigy Mounds Kenosha and Racine Counties Visit To Effigy Mounds Is A Walk Through History members.aol.com /cybrmin/EffigyMounds.htm   (144 words)

Raptor Resource Project Nine falcons were released from Hanging Rock at Effigy Mounds National Monument. Five of the nine peregrines released from Effigy Mounds were raised inside a natural eyrie constructed of wood, stone, and pea gravel. Eight peregrines (four males and four females) were captively produced by the Raptor Resource Project and one was rehabilitated from a Raptor Resource Project nest box in Minneapolis, Minnesota. birdwebsite.com /research/rrp2.htm   (838 words)

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