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Effigy Mounds National Monument
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Effigy_Mounds_National_Monument
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:activity
archaeology
bird watching
hiking
interpretive programs
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces
October 15, 1966
gptkbp:annualVisitors
over 70,000
gptkbp:area
2,526 acres
gptkbp:contains
animal-shaped mounds
conical mounds
linear mounds
prehistoric mounds
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalAffiliation
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkb:Woodland_period
gptkbp:elevation
approximately 1,000 feet
gptkbp:established
1949
gptkbp:governingBody
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter
gptkb:Effigy_Mounds_National_Monument_Visitor_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Effigy Mounds National Monument
gptkbp:interpretiveTrails
yes
gptkbp:IUCNStatus
III
gptkbp:latitude
43.0803
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Clayton_County
gptkb:Allamakee_County
gptkbp:longitude
-91.1803
gptkbp:mapType
Iowa#USA
gptkbp:namedFor
effigy mounds
gptkbp:nearestCity
gptkb:Harpers_Ferry,_Iowa
gptkbp:notableFeature
gptkb:Fire_Point_Group
gptkb:Great_Bear_Mound
gptkb:Little_Bear_Mound
gptkb:Marching_Bear_Group
gptkb:Sny_Magill_Unit
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber
66000100
gptkbp:openToPublic
yes
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:National_Park_System
gptkbp:pieceCount
over 200
gptkbp:protectedArea
yes
gptkbp:region
gptkb:Driftless_Area
gptkbp:river
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:significance
Native American burial and ceremonial site
important archaeological site
preserves ancient Native American mounds
sacred landscape for Native Americans
gptkbp:state
gptkb:Iowa
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
yes
gptkbp:visitorCenterExhibits
archaeology
natural history
Native American history
gptkbp:website
https://www.nps.gov/efmo/index.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Driftless_Area
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5