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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Compound Mound

Compound Mound - Conical mounds connected to linear mounds. Most consist of 3 conical mounds and 2 linear mounds, but there is one at Effigy Mounds National Monument that has seven conicals and is 300 feet long.

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Effigy Mounds National Monument

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Fire Point Mound Group

Did You Know?
Stephen H. Long, of the U.S. Army's Topographical Engineers, explored and described the Effigy Mounds National Monument region in expeditions undertaken in 1817 and 1823. Long was one of the first to document the presence of mounds in the Upper Mississippi River Valley.
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Last Updated: July 07, 2011 at 12:45 MST