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Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Bird Mounds: Effigy Mounds National Monument today - is a sacred site to many American Indians.

Did You Know?
Effigy Mounds National Monument is located in territory that was hotly contested by Indians and the American government. In 1832, the U.S. forced the Sauk and Fox tribes to cede land south of the “Neutral Ground” along the Mississippi River, which included the lands of the present National Monument.
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