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Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group

Coordinates: 43°04′47″N 89°27′39″W / 43.07972°N 89.46083°W / 43.07972; -89.46083
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Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group (47 DA 131)
Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group is located in Wisconsin
Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group
Location3606 Blackhawk Dr., Madison, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°04′47″N 89°27′39″W / 43.07972°N 89.46083°W / 43.07972; -89.46083
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
NRHP reference No.79000068[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 1979

The Blackhawk Country Club Mound Group is a group of Native American mounds on the grounds of Blackhawk Country Club in Madison, Wisconsin. The group includes an effigy mound shaped like a flying goose, three bear-shaped effigy mounds, a panther-shaped effigy, and an assortment of linear and conical mounds. The mounds were built by Late Woodland people between 650 and 1200 A.D.; these people were part of Wisconsin's Effigy Mound Culture, which was responsible for building the many mounds that can be found throughout the state.[2] Country club member L. J. Markwardt convinced the club to preserve the mounds and restore a damaged section of the goose in the 1970s.[3]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1979.[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. ^ "Effigy Mounds Culture". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "A History of Blackhawk Country Club" (PDF). Blackhawk Country Club. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
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