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