La Crosse in La Crosse County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Group of Indian Mounds

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 3, 2019

1. Group of Indian Mounds Marker

Inscription.
The Effigy is that of the Turtle Clan
Two of the Burial Mounds
have been Restored.

Erected 1914 by La Crosse Twentieth Century Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 43° 49.329′ N, 91° 13.515′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is on Myrick Park Road 0.3 miles north of La Crosse Street. Marker is located in Myrick Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2000 La Crosse Street, La Crosse WI 54601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Myrick Park Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); Myrick Park Treewalk (approx. ¼ mile away); Oak Grove Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Losey Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); 19th and Main (approx. ¾ mile away); 16th and State (approx. ¾ mile away); 12th and La Crosse (approx. 0.8 miles away); Concordia Hall (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Crosse.

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Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 3, 2019

2. Group of Indian Mounds Marker

"Archeologists marking indian mounds about Myrick Park, La Crosse" (Milwaukee Free Press, 12/13/1014)
Wisconsin Historical Society website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 1,102 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.