Mound Cemetery derives its name from the fourteen prehistoric Indian mounds found here.
On February 3, 1851 this land was purchased by Norman Clark and James Kinzie of the village of Racine, from Joseph Ouilmett the Indian of Wausau, . . . — — Map (db m68645) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 32) north of 6th Street (State Highway 32), on the left when traveling north.
This block of land was known as Market Square when Racine was laid out as a village in 1837. This area was covered with shade trees, was the location of the town pump, and was used by the early settlers as a place to by and sell produce.
The . . . — — Map (db m69195) HM
Black Hawk at Turtle Village
Turtle Village, a large and important Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indian village, once stood on the east side of the Rock River near its confluence with Turtle Creek. During the Black Hawk War of 1832, the Ho-Chunk . . . — — Map (db m129313) HM
On Storrs Lake Road at South Janesville Street (Wisconsin Highway 26 / 59), on the left when traveling east on Storrs Lake Road.
On July 1, 1832, here beside Storrs Lake, Brigadier General Henry Atkinson and 4,500 soldiers camped overnight in their pursuit of Black Hawk, Sac Indian chief, who was fleeing northward up the east side of Rock River with 400 warriors and 1200 . . . — — Map (db m22727) HM
Near South Lake Road, 3 miles west of Wisconsin Highway 113, on the right when traveling west.
In 1911, Devil's Lake became the third State Park in Wisconsin.
Devil's Lake was created when the last glacier to visit this area began to retreat approximately 14,000 years ago. Glacial debris plugged both ends of the Devil's Lake Gorge as . . . — — Map (db m37613) HM
On Water Street (State Highway 113) east of Mound Street, on the right when traveling east.
At this site was the village of Chief Car-A-Maue-Nee of the Winnebago Indians. Across the St. was his Council House in the midst of 7 effigy Earth mounds representing animals. In this area were about 90 effigies and conical mounds, second largest of . . . — — Map (db m65670) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m141035) HM
Near Man Mound Road, 0.5 miles east of Trapp Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
This huge likeness of a man is thought to represent a powerful Indian God. The aborigines who made it may have been the Effigy Mound Builders. These Indians lived here about 1000 years ago. Nearly 900 of their earthworks have been found in Sauk . . . — — Map (db m182854) HM
Near County Highway A north of Hillside Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The Newport mound group formerly consisted of two large panther effigies aligned with the western bank of the Wisconsin River at the Lower Dells. One of the panthers was destroyed in the 19th Century during construction of the Village of Newport. . . . — — Map (db m192022) HM
Near County Highway C, 1 mile east of Hemlock Road, on the left when traveling east.
The Bridge
This Natural Bridge of sandstone, 35 feet high, was carved by the uneven dissolving of mineral deposits holding the sand grains together. The result after many years of erosion by water, frost action, wind, and gravity is the . . . — — Map (db m20195) HM
Near Railroad Street east of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
This historic depot stands on the site of an attempted deportation and relocation of the family of Ahuchoga (also known as Blue Wing) Chief of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) to a reservation in Nebraska.
Here on December 26, 1873, a heroic group of . . . — — Map (db m158789) HM
On Water Street north of Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling north.
Sauk City originally was the site of an important Indian village. Jonathan Carver visited here on October 9, 1766 and wrote, "This is the largest and
best built Indian town I ever saw. It contains about 90 houses, each large enough for several . . . — — Map (db m57935) HM
On State Highway 60 near Neuhelsel Road, on the left when traveling west.
On July 22, during the Black Hawk War of 1832, Sac Indian leader Black Hawk and about 700 followers escaped down the Wisconsin River after the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. Traveling the river in hastily built canoes and rafts or on foot along the . . . — — Map (db m35337) HM
On State Highway 27 / 70 at Valesh Street, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 27 / 70.
The area around Lac Court Oreilles has long been a favorite habitat of Indians because of the abundant game, fish, berries and wild rice. Radisson and Groseilliers were the first white men to visit this area (1659) and they found Ottawa Indians. . . . — — Map (db m47318) HM
On State Highway 27 north of North Portage Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Still visible here is the southeast terminus of the 2½ mile portage that linked the St. Croix and Chippewa River systems. Indians, explorers, missionaries and fur-traders all used this "carrying place" to move their birch bark canoes back and forth . . . — — Map (db m47351) HM
On County Road CC, 2.7 miles north of Flowage Road, on the left when traveling north.
In 1921, the Federal Power Commission granted a license to the Wisconsin and Minnesota Power and Light Company for a dam construction on the Chippewa River. The dam was completed in 1923, and provided hydroelectric power and flood control to the . . . — — Map (db m47403) HM
On State Highway 27 / 70 at Reserve Road, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 27 / 70.
These brothers-in-law during the winter of 1659-60 camped with the Ottawa Indians two miles upstream from this point on Lac Court Oreilles (meaning "Lake of the Short Ears" in French). Early French explorers called the Ottawa Indians "Court . . . — — Map (db m47333) HM
On County Highway E at Mission Road, on the right when traveling north on County Highway E.
Lac Courte Oreilles remains one of the earliest Ojibway (Chippewa) Indian settlements in Wisconsin. In 1796 John Baptiste Corbine, a French-Canadian fur trader, arrived at Little Lac Courte Oreilles and established a trading post here in . . . — — Map (db m23721) HM
On South Shore Drive (State Highway 22) 0.3 miles east of Cedar Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Shawano is both a Chippewa and a Menominee Indian term signifying "to the South." Shawano Lake first was given this name because it was the southern boundary of Chippewa tribal territory. The city and county later were named after the lake. Like . . . — — Map (db m8201) HM
On West Grand Avenue (County Highway Q) 0.1 miles west of South Webb Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
The Norwegian Lutheran Synod dedicated an Indian mission and boarding school on this site in 1887, the same year Congress passed the Dawes Severaty and General Allotment Act. The school boarded as many as 159 children at a time from the Indian . . . — — Map (db m29131) HM
Near South 9th Street south of Panther Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Within these fifteen acres of ancient woodland and winding stream lie 18 rare Indian burial mounds, dated about 500-750 A.D. Their prehistoric builders, ancestors of the Wisconsin Woodland Indians, are called the Effigy Mound People because . . . — — Map (db m32363) HM
Near Wisconsin Route 35 east of Hawk Street, on the right when traveling east.
Based on archaeological evidence, the first known inhabitants of Wisconsin were the Paleo-Indians and Archaic cultures. They lived as hunters and gatherers between 10,000 and 3000 years ago. They were followed by the Woodland culture which . . . — — Map (db m238865) HM
Near Hawk Street south of County Highway 35, on the left when traveling south.
To the Dakota and Ojibwe, life depended on their skills in using the natural resources. They made their own clothing, built their own homes, made their own tools and gathered or hunted for their food. The Ojibwe and Dakota were semi-nomadic . . . — — Map (db m234794) HM
On Wisconsin Route 64, on the right when traveling west.
All of the land seen from this bridge and beyond is part of millions of acres ceded under an 1837 treaty between Ojibwe and Dakota bands and the United States government. The acreage contained vast tracts of the prized white pine that grew north of . . . — — Map (db m233476) HM
Near State Highway 54 at McKeeth Road, on the right when traveling east.
The rock-crested hill to the east was named after One-Eyed Decorah, a Winnebago chief who, according to tradition, took refuge in a cave near the peak after being wounded in a Chippewa attack on his village. He remained in hiding throughout the . . . — — Map (db m23186) HM
On Great River Road (State Highway 35) 0.4 miles north of Main Street (State Highway 82), on the left when traveling north.
Win-no-shik, the Elder, was a notable chief of the Winnebago. On a treaty signed February 27, 1855, at Washington, D. C., his signature reads "Wau-kon-chaw-koo-haw, or the Coming Thunder, or Win-no-shik."
Win-no-shik was promoted to the rank . . . — — Map (db m23518) HM
Near County Road BI, 1.9 miles west of Great River Road (State Highway 35).
← Head of Battle Isle.
_____________________
On the eve of Aug. 1, 1832,
Black Hawk and his men
with a flag of truce, went to
the head of this island to sur-
render to the captain of steamer
"Warrior." Whites on . . . — — Map (db m32351) HM
On State Highway 82 at Anderson Ridge Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 82.
Two trails across
Dr. Bean's door yard, the
Black Hawk Retreat and
the Winnebago Trail
which ran from Winne-
shiek's (De Soto) village
to large Winnebago town
above the forks of the
Kickapoo at Manning
prior to 1840.
. . . — — Map (db m32170) HM
On The Great River Road (State Highway 35) 2.1 miles north of County Highway UU, on the left when traveling north.
First Battle of the Bad Ax was fought opposite, between 37 Winnebagos, on Minnesota and Wisconsin islands, and crew of keel boat O.H. Perry grounded on sandbar. Fatalities: 4 whites, 7 Indians. The same day Red Bird killed Lip Cap and Gagnier at . . . — — Map (db m24305) HM
On Old Abe Road (State Highway 47) 0.5 miles west of County Route D.
Listed on the National and Tribal Registers of Historic Places for its National Significance in representing the Government Boarding Schools and their impact on Indigenous Nations.
Restoration and rehabilitation of the Boy’s Dormitory, circa . . . — — Map (db m59569) HM
On State Highway 47 south of Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north.
Lac du Flambeau (Lake of Torches) has been a permanent settlement of the Chippewa Indian Nation since about 1745, when Chief Sharpened Stone led his band to this lake. Nearby lakes furnished a fine setting for Indian life, with wild rice in . . . — — Map (db m36009) HM
This tablet in honor of
John Bruce
One of the earliest settlers in Darien
and donor of the land for this park
to the Village of Darien
This highway is an old Indian Trail
and Territorial Road. It was, and now is,
used as a . . . — — Map (db m39005) HM
On Main Street (Wisconsin Route 50) at Cook Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
A History of Lake Geneva
The Geneva Lake area has been inhabited since at least 8000 B.C., beginning with Paleo-Indians and later the Oneota culture followed by the Potawatomi Indians. The first recorded explorers included Col. John Kinzie . . . — — Map (db m241381) HM
On State Highway 70, 0.1 miles east of Orchard Lane, on the left when traveling east.
The Yellow River was called the "River Jaune" by early French explorers because of the bright yellow sand on the bottom of Yellow Lake through which it flows. Located in the heart of the "Folle Avoine," or wild rice country, it was one of the first . . . — — Map (db m43456) HM
An Effigy Mound is a raised bed of Earth in the shape of animals, people and other symbols constructed by indigenous peoples as far back as 1,600 years ago. These Effigy Mounds often were used as burial mounds and continue to serve as places of . . . — — Map (db m215654) HM
Near County Highway A, 0.2 miles east of County Highway 144. Reported missing.
This park, named for its most outstanding mound, contains thirty-one fine examples of effigy mounds. Effigy mounds are low earthworks usually built in the shapes of birds or animals. Though used for burial purposes, a mound seldom contains more than . . . — — Map (db m114906) HM
Near County Highway A just east of State Highway 144.
Lizard Mound Park is one of the best preserved and most diverse prehistoric effigy mound archeological sites in the state. It contains numerous mounds (A.D. 650-1300) in conical, linear, bird, panther, and lizard shapes. Originally known as the . . . — — Map (db m30121) HM
On Big Bend Drive (Wisconsin Route 164) north of Kelsey Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
On the ridge above this road and the Fox River lies a series of prehistoric earthworks. They represent visible remnants of both social and ritual behavior of one of Wisconsin’s unique prehistoric cultures, the Effigy Mound Indians.
The conical . . . — — Map (db m167933) HM
Near County Road C, 1 mile south of Interstate 94, on the right when traveling north.
Known until 1916 as Government Hill because it was used for government surveying purposes, Lapham Peak is the highest point in Waukesha County at 1233 ft. It was purchased by the state in 1905 as part of the farms acquired for the Statesan . . . — — Map (db m220295) HM
Near Ice Age National Scenic Trail, 0.1 miles East Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Potawatomi camped near here in the early 1800s. Returning in the 1840s, they called this area "Shabaquanake" or "a growing place," because western settlement had begun.
Stephen Warren, the first settler, walked to the area in 1838 along . . . — — Map (db m184610) HM
Near Main Street (County Route VV) north of Huntington Street.
The two mounds in front of you are the only remaining Native American mounds in Merton. While surveying Merton in 1851, Increase Lapham found several other mound groups, including a very large bird-shaped effigy mound approximately 1/4 mile to the . . . — — Map (db m233299) HM
Early Potawatomi Indians had a camp trail on ridge south of Bark River, which became part of Military Trail. Wm. O'Dell, about 1840, built first settler cabin near Bark. In 1848 the Township was called "Warren". Local people wanted a Post Office, . . . — — Map (db m47488) HM
Near Racine Avenue (County Road Y) west of Pioneer Drive. Reported missing.
Muskego was a long-time home to Potowatomie people. Luther Parker, first white settler and past-president of “Indian Stream Republic”, New Hampshire, the only independent country in U.S. borders, came in 1836. Once included New Berlin, . . . — — Map (db m167930) HM
On Park Road, 0.1 miles east of State Route 83, on the right when traveling east.
The site of the future North Lake began at the crossroads of two Indian paths. Ralph Allen was the first white man to stake a claim in 1837. John Fischer also arrived early in 1839. The government gave 500 acres to Col. Henry Shears who became the . . . — — Map (db m155880) HM
On West Main Street at East Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
Between 600-1200 this was the site of the Effigy Mounds built by Native American people living here during the Woodland period. There were 7 mounds in geographic shapes and one giant turtle mound. These earthen mounds were lost under new . . . — — Map (db m175112) HM
On Main Street at West Main Street and North East Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Reported missing.
This site has been used for County purposes since Waukesha county was created (1846). Site of first courthouse (built 1846-1849), jail (1847) & office building (1860). New limestone Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse built on same site (1893). New . . . — — Map (db m36842) HM
This and the two adjacent mounds were built for burials probably by the prehistoric Woodland Indians. They perhaps, began entering Wisconsin about 2000 BC and lived here until modern times.
The Potawatomi who left Waukesha in 1886 were never . . . — — Map (db m43495) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue near Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Morris D. Cutler, born June 13, 1810, was the first white settler in the Waukesha area. On May 7, 1834, he founded what is now the City of Waukesha, with his two claim-shanties and called it Prairie Village. Prior to this time, the Potawatomi had a . . . — — Map (db m80510) HM
On State Highway 110 at Schoneck Road, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 110.
Chief Waupaca, better known as Sam Wapuka, was a friendly Potawatomi Indian who lived in this vicinity about the time the first white men arrived. Although he was friendly to the settlers, his tribesmen were bitterly opposed to the invasion of the . . . — — Map (db m20634) HM
On County Trunk S, on the right when traveling east.
First permanent post in Winnebago County
850 feet SSW of this point
Founded 1818 by
Augustin Grignon and Jas. [Jacques] Porlier — — Map (db m226816) HM
Near North Lake Street, 0.1 miles north of Jacobsen Road (County Highway PP), on the right when traveling north.
Prehistoric Indian Mound Replica
The last Indian mound of its kind in this area was located near this spot and known locally as the Hill of the Dead (Little Butte des Morts). This large mound, about sixty feet long, thirty feet wide, and . . . — — Map (db m71214) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m34399) HM
On Lakeshore Avenue at North Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Lakeshore Avenue.
One hundred and fifty feet north of this site stood The Old Council Tree known for years by the Indians of the Fox River Valley as such and under whose spreading branches the Indians and Whites held council.
The tree was cut down July 31, . . . — — Map (db m34218) HM
On Brooks Road at County Road T, on the left when traveling east on Brooks Road.
Homesite of Horace Clemans. First settler in the town of Vinland. Dedicated to the pioneer men and women whose vision and courage made our day possible. — — Map (db m226830) HM
On County Road B at Poygan Shores Lane, on the right when traveling west on County Road B.
In 1836 the Menominee Indians ceded all their lands between the Wolf and Fox Rivers to the United States Government. Payment was made every October, in twenty annual installments, on these grounds. All their remaining lands were ceded in 1848 and . . . — — Map (db m34708) HM
On Bluff Drive, 1.3 miles west of County Highway E, on the right when traveling west.
These Indian burial sites are believed to be from descendants of the Winnebago and Prairie Band Potawatomi People.
The Potawatomi tradition was to build a grave house over the burial site. These grave houses are meant to deteriorate naturally . . . — — Map (db m6103) HM
Near Bluff Drive west of County Highway E, on the right when traveling west.
In early spring, the native ceremonial dances took place here. At their conclusion the Indians returned to their firesides amid chants and the symbolic beat of drums to thank the Great Spirit for the Spring's return. Indians from other tribes . . . — — Map (db m6128) HM
Near Bluff Drive west of County Highway E, on the right when traveling west.
The Indians named Powers Bluff Tah-qua-kik, and was for some years the home of three tribes of Indians; the Chippewa, the Potawatomi, and the Winnebago. Local historians say that some of the Potawatomi lived here as early as 1866. They lived on the . . . — — Map (db m6110) HM
On Wakely Road, 0.3 miles west of County Highway Z, on the left when traveling west.
Point Basse, the French term for "low point" or "shallows," is located in what is now the Wood County township of Saratoga. For thousands of years Native Americans crossed the Wisconsin River here, the midpoint of a trail that ran east and . . . — — Map (db m76360) HM
Near Prospect Avenue (State Highway 73) 0.5 miles north of State Highway 173, on the right when traveling north.
Five rapids covering a distance of about three miles in this area were referred to as Nekoosa (swift water) by the Chippewa Indians, who made their campground on high Swallow Rock overlooking these rapids. At the lower end of the rapids, Wakeley’s . . . — — Map (db m1109) HM
On 1st Street North south of East Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
The seven men, whose names are etched on the memorial boulder, are from the Winnebago Tribe, now known as the Ho-Chunk Nation. These Ho-Chunk Warriors all belong to the 32nd "Red Arrow" Division. On 9-29-1918, Allied Forces along with the American . . . — — Map (db m217839) HM WM
Near 1st Street near Oak Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Ah-Dah-Wa-Gam Chapter
D. A. R.
In recognition of the Loyalty & Patriotism
of the
Winnebago Indians
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Corporal Foster DeCorah
Robert DeCorah · Jesse Thompson
Mike . . . — — Map (db m17748) WM
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