Shorewood Hills in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group
By William J. Toman, June 1, 2012
1. Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group Marker
Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group
in
Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin
is listed in the
National Register
of
Historic Places
Erected 1979 by State Historical Society of Wisconsin, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Location. 43° 4.825′ N, 89° 27.575′ W. Marker is in Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin, in Dane County. Marker is on Lake Mendota Drive 0.4 miles east of Merrill Springs Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison WI 53705, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hocheera (approx. one mile away); Hickory Hill House (approx. one mile away); Hoyt Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Unitarian Meeting House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Keystone House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Thorstrand (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of Former Greenbush Cemetery Burials (approx. 1.7 miles away); Howard M. Temin (approx. 1.7 miles away).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This is
By William J. Toman, June 1, 2012
2. Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group Marker
In the background is the fairway for the 16th hole ("Three Bears") of the Blackhawk Country Club golf course, with Lake Mendota beyond that. The stone with the Three Bears marker is just visible to the right of the sign.
Also see . . . Blackhawk Country Club. The history page for the country club web site, which includes more information on the mounds. (Submitted on July 30, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.)
Categories. • Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans •
By William J. Toman, June 1, 2012
3. Nearby Related Marker
Three Bears
500-1500 A.D.
Wah Zhe Dah
Here prehistoric effigy mounds crisscross the fairway
L.J. Markwardt
July 4, 1976
By William J. Toman, June 1, 2012
4. Three Bears Marker
The green for the 16th hole on the Blackhawk Country Club golf course is in the background.
By William J. Toman, June 1, 2012
5. Three Bears Marker
Lake Mendota is in the background.
More. Search the internet for Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 28, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 544 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 28, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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