Edgewood College Mound Group Archaeological District

The Edgewood College Mound Group Archaeological District is a group of Native American mounds on the campus of Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. The group includes two areas containing a total of 11-12 mounds; while there were once fifteen mounds at the site, the remainder have been destroyed by agriculture and construction. One of the mounds is a bird-shaped effigy, while the others are conical and linear; two other effigy mounds, both bear-shaped, were among those destroyed. The mounds were built by Late Woodland people between roughly 650 and 1200 A.D. White settlers likely first discovered the mounds in 1880; the establishment of Edgewood College in 1881 caused the mounds to be much more well-preserved than other groups in the area, some of which were completely destroyed.[2]

Edgewood College Mound Group Archaeological District
LocationEdgewood College campus, Madison, Wisconsin
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
MPSLate Woodland Stage in Archeological Region 8 MPS
NRHP reference No.91000669[1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1991

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1991.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Stiles-Hanson, Cynthia; Rankin, Katherine H. (February 10, 1993). "Landmarks and Landmark Sites Nomination Form: Edgewood College Mound Group" (PDF). Madison Landmarks Commission. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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