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Pflaum-McWilliams Mound Group

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Pflaum-McWilliams Mound Group
LocationEdna Taylor Conservancy, Madison, Wisconsin
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
MPSLate Woodland Stage in Archeological Region 8 MPS
NRHP reference No.91000666[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Khitsun, Andrew. "Edna Taylor Conservancy Mounds". Wisconsin Mounds. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. ^ 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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