Effigy Mounds National Monument
National Register of Historic Places

Effigy Mounds National Monument

Marquette, Allamakee County, Iowa
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
District
Period
Modern
Ref No.
66000109

About this property

Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by pre-Columbian Mound Builder cultures, mostly in the first millennium CE, during the later part of the Woodland period of pre-Columbian North America. Numerous effigy mounds are shaped like animals, including bears and birds. The monument is located primarily in Allamakee County, Iowa, with a small part in Clayton County, Iowa, in the midwestern United States. The park's visitor center is located in Harpers Ferry, Iowa, just north of Marquette. In 2017, the Effigy Mounds were featured in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

Location

Marquette, Allamakee County, Iowa
43.03130, -91.18041

Categories

PREHISTORIC
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Effigy Mounds National Monument listed on the National Register?

Effigy Mounds National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

What type of historic resource is Effigy Mounds National Monument?

Effigy Mounds National Monument is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Effigy Mounds National Monument is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1949.

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