Menasha in Winnebago County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Indian Effigy Mounds

Photographed by Keith L, August 4, 2010

1. Indian Effigy Mounds Marker

Inscription. Smith Park marks the northern limit of a large group of Native American burial mounds that once extended across the southeast shore of Doty Island. Three Effigy mounds are preserved here. The mounds were built between AD 700 and AD 1100, by members of the Effigy Mound culture. Effigy mounds were used both as burial places and as places where ceremonies were conducted. The mounds in Smith Park represent Long-tailed Water Spirits prominent in Native American belief systems.
Menasha Historical Society 2004
In Memory of Irvan W. Resch

Erected 2004 by the Menasha Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 44° 11.63′ N, 88° 26.414′ W. Marker is in Menasha, Wisconsin, in Winnebago County. It is on Nicolet Boulevard near Park Street. Marker is on Doty Island in the southeast area of Smith Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Menasha WI 54952, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley.

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jean Nicolet Monument (approx. 0.3 miles

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away); Menasha’s Isle of Valor (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1st Sergeant Elmer J. Burr (approx. 0.4 miles away); Specialist Fourth Class Kenneth Stumpf (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Old Council Tree (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kimberly Point Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Menasha.

Also see . . . Wisconsin Historical Society. Effigy Mounds Culture. (Submitted on August 14, 2010.)

Indian Effigy Mounds and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, August 4, 2010

2. Indian Effigy Mounds and Marker

Elisha D. Smith Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, August 4, 2010

3. Elisha D. Smith Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,349 times since then and 122 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.