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Mound Marker

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View of the panther intaglio effigy mound marker, located on Highway 106 West. The text on the marker reads: "Indian Intaglio Effigy; Panther Type, Length 125 Feet; Surveyed by Increase A. Lapham, 1850; Marked by Fort Atkinson Chapter D.A.R. 1920."

Date Created:
1936

Publication Information

Date Created 1936

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 16 x 12 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s
Call Number PF Fort Atkinson.36

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013R11
Legacy ID
WHi 31188

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Photographs
Mound Marker

Mound Marker

1930

View of the panther itaglio effigy mound marker, located on Highway 106 West. The text on the marker reads: "Panther Intaglio Effigy; Panther Type, Length 125 Feet; Surveyed by Increase A. Lapham, ...

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70000035

Located in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County

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Panther Intaglio Historic Marker

Panther Intaglio Historic Marker

Hwy. 106, W city limits, Fort Atkinson

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Intaglio Effigy

Intaglio Effigy

1905

View of an Indian intaglio effigy, the only one still in existence in Wisconsin. The effigy is in the shape of a panther. There is a car on the road in the background.

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Panther Intaglio Effigy

Panther Intaglio Effigy

June 2008

View looking east of a 1000-year-old Indian intaglio effigy in the shape of a panther. The effigy, which is on the north bank of the Rock River, is filled with water due to flooding.

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Lake Koshkonong Effigy Mounds Historic Marker

Lake Koshkonong Effigy Mounds Historic Marker

Koshkonong Mounds Rd., Jefferson County Indian Mounds and Trail Park, near Fort Atkinson

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