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2 Effigy mounds  





3 See also  





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Coordinates: 44°0933N 88°1722W / 44.15917°N 88.28944°W / 44.15917; -88.28944
 

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High Cliff State Park
Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park
Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park

Location of High Cliff State Park in Wisconsin

Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park
Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park

High Cliff State Park (the United States)

LocationCalumet, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates44°09′33N 88°17′22W / 44.15917°N 88.28944°W / 44.15917; -88.28944
Area1,187 acres (4.80 km2)
Established1956
Governing bodyWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteHigh Cliff State Park

High Cliff Mounds

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

LocationCalumet County, Wisconsin, USA
Nearest citySherwood
Built500 - 1500 AD
NRHP reference No.96001629
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1997[1]

High Cliff State Park is a 1,187-acre (480 ha) Wisconsin state park near Sherwood, Wisconsin. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on Lake Winnebago.[2] The park got its name from cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and OntariotoNiagara Falls and New York State.[2]

A new Master Plan for the park created in 2013 aims to nearly double the size of the park, to add new amenities, and expand conservation efforts.[3]

Activities and amenities

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Effigy mounds

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The effigy mounds at the top of the escarpment have led to a small part of the park being added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed as High Cliff Mounds.[1] A trail meanders through six long-tailed mounds and several conical mounds.[6] Out of the original 30 effigy mounds in High Cliff, only nine remain, among them a panther mound that reaches 285 feet in length, as well as mounds presenting a bird and one that was most likely a bear.[6][7] The mounds are consistent with other mound groups found at the peak of the Niagara Escarpment along the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago, including the Calumet County Park Group.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  • ^ a b "High Cliff State Park". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 19, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  • ^ Wisconsin DNR. "High Cliff State Park 2013 Master Plan" (PDF).
  • ^ a b "High Cliff State Park: Activities and recreation". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 19, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  • ^ Red Bird statue, other views
  • ^ a b c Birmingham, Robert A.; Eisenberg, Leslie E. (2000). Indian Mounds of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 194. ISBN 0-299-16874-3. Retrieved September 29, 2008. calumet county park mounds.
  • ^ "High Cliff Effigy Mounds" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDf) on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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