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Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Mounds in Fall
NPS Photo
Marching Bear Group in Autumn
 
 
 
 
Sunrise in the Forest at Effigy Mounds

NPS Photo by Ken Block

Sunrise in the Forest at Effigy Mounds National Monument

Sunrise in the Forest Near Fire Point

 
Sunrise at Fire Point with Fog

NPS Photo by Ken Block

Early Morning Fog over the upper Mississippi River

Foggy Sunrise Over The Mississippi River
 
Snapping Turtle

NPS Photo by Bob Palmer

Snapping Turtle Near Blue Gill Pond

Welcome to Effigy Mounds!
 
View of Mississippi River from Fire Point

NPs Photo by Ken Block

View of Mississippi River from Fire Point

View of Mississippi River from Fire Point
 
Sunrise at Fire Point

NPS Photo by Ken Block

Sunrise at Fire Point

Sunrise at Fire Point
Yellow River Bridge Trail Heading Towards the Heritage Addition  

Did You Know?
In the summer of 1831 Lieutenant Jefferson Davis — later Secretary of War and President of the Confederate States of America — superintended work at a U.S. Army sawmill now located within the "Heritage Addition" of Effigy Mounds National Monument.

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Last Updated: October 24, 2009 at 22:43 EST