Near Baraboo in Sauk County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Man Mound

National Historic Landmark

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 3, 2019

1. Man Mound Marker

Inscription.
Man Mound

has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

The Man Mound is nationally significant as a rare example of a human-shaped Effigy Mound. Effigy Mounds are earthen sculptures created in the shapes of animals and spiritual beings by the indigenous people of the area that is now southern Wisconsin and small adjacent portions of Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota between approximately 750 and 1200 CE. Effigy Mounds are respected as burial and sacred sites.

Erected 2016 by National Park Service United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1200.

Location. 43° 29.307′ N, 89° 40.296′ W. Marker is near Baraboo, Wisconsin, in Sauk County. It is on Man Mound Road half a mile east of Trapp Road. Located at Man Mound Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: E13097 Man Mound Road, Baraboo WI 53913,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Madison.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Man Mound Park (here, next to this marker); The Lower Narrows (approx. 2.2 miles away); Indian Mounds and Village (approx. 3.2 miles away); Ringling Brothers Circus (approx. 3.4 miles away); No. 19 Cole Bros. Circus Seal Lion Den (approx. 3½ miles away); The Ringling Brothers of Baraboo (approx. 3½ miles away); Ringling Bros. Circus (approx. 3½ miles away); Camel House (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baraboo.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Man Mound (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry on Man Mound.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 3, 2019

2. Man Mound Marker

(Submitted on October 13, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 3, 2019

3. Man Mound

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on October 13, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 13, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.