Pflaum-McWilliams Mound Group | |
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| Location | Edna Taylor Conservancy, Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| MPS | Late Woodland Stage in Archeological Region 8 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000666 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 7, 1991 |
The Pflaum-McWilliams Mound Group, also known as the Edna Taylor Conservancy Mound Group, is a group of Native American mounds in Madison, Wisconsin. Located in the Edna Taylor Conservancy in southeast Madison, the group includes an animal effigy mound and six linear mounds. [2] [3] The linear mounds are unusually long compared to other surviving mounds in the Madison area; the longest is 484 feet (148 m), and several are over 200 feet (61 m) in length. While a number of the linear mounds have been damaged, the group is generally well-preserved. The mounds were built during the Late Woodland period, most likely between 800 and 1100 A.D., and were thought to have been used for ceremonial purposes. [4]
The mounds were added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1991. [1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Birmingham, Robert A. (2010). Spirits of Earth: The Effigy Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 170–172. ISBN 978-0-299-23264-1.
- ^ Khitsun, Andrew. "Edna Taylor Conservancy Mounds". Wisconsin Mounds. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ Birmingham, Robert A.; Rankin, Katherine H. (March 13, 1990). "Landmarks and Landmark Sites Nomination Form: Edna Taylor Conservancy Mound Group" (PDF). City of Madison Landmarks Commission. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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