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Sheboygan Indian Mound Park

Coordinates: 43°41′45″N 87°43′8″W / 43.69583°N 87.71889°W / 43.69583; -87.71889
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Kletzien Mound Group
Sheboygan Indian Mound Park is located in Wisconsin
Sheboygan Indian Mound Park
Sheboygan Indian Mound Park is located in the United States
Sheboygan Indian Mound Park
Location5000 South 9th Street
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
 United States
Coordinates43°41′45″N 87°43′8″W / 43.69583°N 87.71889°W / 43.69583; -87.71889
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
NRHP reference No.81000061
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1981

The Sheboygan Indian Mound Park is a public park in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Its main attraction is 18 Indian burial mounds[1] distributed over 15 acres. The Kletzien Mound Group, located within the park, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[2] While the park is operated by the City of Sheboygan, it is surrounded by the Town of Wilson in a residential neighborhood. The park is protected under the Wisconsin Burial Sites Preservation Law.

In 1967 Julilly House Kohler organized and led a campaign to preserve the historic Indian mounds which resulted in the site being designated as a county park. In 1968 Kohler was the registered agent for the incorporation of the Sheboygan Indian Mound Park Association, Inc.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Indian Mound Park". Travel Wisconsin. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  2. ^ National Register of Historic Places, Kletzien Mound Group (47-SB-61), Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 81000061.
  3. ^ "Indian Mound Park Association Files". Sheboygan Press. August 8, 1968. p. 19.