Outlet Mound
United States historic place
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The Outlet Mound is an conical burial mound located at the outlet of Lake Monona - now near the junction of Midwood and Ridgewood Avenues in Monona, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Outlet Mound | |
Outlet Mound | |
| Location | Monona, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| NRHP reference No. | 03001022 |
| Added to NRHP | October 9, 2003 |
History
The Outlet Mound is the sole surviving mound of what originally was a group of 19 conical, oval, and linear mounds at this site. Sixty feet around and seven feet high, it was the largest of that group.[2] It was constructed as a Native American burial ground. One of the destroyed mounds in the group was radio-carbon dated to 50 BC; this mound is probably from that era.[1] In 1944, it was saved from destruction and donated to the City of Monona.[3]