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