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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Linear Mound

Linear Mound - Long, fat, cigar shaped mounds in lengths from 50 to 300 feet long and up to 10 feet wide. 

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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Marching Bear Group  

Did You Know?
In the South Unit of Effigy Mounds National Monument, the Marching Bear Group of 10 bear mounds, three bird mounds and two linear mounds represent the best preserved group of effigy mounds present today from the Effigy Mound Culture.

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