Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds Marker

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Big Bend in Waukesha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds

By Paul F, November 9, 2010

1. Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds Marker

Inscription. On the ridge above this road and the Fox River lies a series of prehistoric earthworks. They represent visible remnants of both social and ritual behavior of one of Wisconsin’s unique prehistoric cultures, the Effigy Mound Indians.

The conical mounds are from the Middle Woodlands time, circa 200 BC-700 AD. The effigy and linear mounds are representative of Late Woodlands time, circa 7900 AD – 1400 AD.

Archaeological excavations reveal the use of some as burial and religious sites. Others have yielded no artifacts. What was their use? Clan symbols? Astronomical devices?

Erected 1977 by Waukesha County Historical Society. (Marker Number 31-02.)

Location. 42° 52.205′ N, 88° 11.872′ W. Marker is in Big Bend, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. Marker is on Big Bend Drive (Wisconsin Route 164) half a mile north of Kelsey Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Big Bend WI 53103, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Village of Big Bend (approx. 0.8 miles away); Haseltine Cobblestone House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Dodges Corners Cemetery (approx. 2.5 miles away); Town of Vernon (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Vernon (approx. 3.3 miles away); Muskego (approx. 3.3 miles away); Muskego Beach Amusement Park (approx. 4.1 miles away); Linnie Lac (approx. 4.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Big Bend.

By Paul F, November 9, 2010

2. Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds Marker

By Paul F, November 9, 2010

3. Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds Marker

Ridge is to the right and behind marker.

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 10, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 695 times since then. Last updated on June 20, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.