Chetek in Barron County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pre-Columbian Indian Mound
Photographed by Doug Green, September 27, 2024
1. Pre-Columbian Indian Mound Marker
Indian burial mounds such as this one were once common in the Chetek area. The mounds were built hundreds of years ago before the arrival of Columbus in 1492 by bands of the Ojibwa and Sioux people. This mound may be the last one located in the city of Chetek. There are others North and East of town. Kwik Trip is working with the La Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Nation and the city of Chetek to preserve this mound.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 45° 18.733′ N, 91° 39.017′ W. Marker is in Chetek, Wisconsin, in Barron County. It can be reached from 1st Street north of Mill Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located in the northeast corner of the Kwik Trip parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chetek WI 54728, 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, and in the Corn Belt. 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 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pine Was King (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cartwright Mill (approx. 8.6 miles away); Erected to the Memory of John Quaderer (approx. 11.6 miles away); The Mystery of the Concrete Pillars (approx. 13.4 miles away); Logging and Lumbering in the Rice Lake Area (approx. 13½ miles away); Rice Lake, a City Built of Lumber (approx. 13½ miles away); Lentz Steam Engine (approx. 13.6 miles away).
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Photographed by Doug Green, September 27, 2024
2. Pre-Columbian Indian Mound Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2024, by Doug Green of Sugar Land, Texas. This page has been viewed 574 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2024, by Doug Green of Sugar Land, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
