High Cliff State Park
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High Cliff Mounds
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| Location: | Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA |
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| Nearest city: | Sherwood |
| Coordinates: | 44°09′33″N 88°17′22″W / 44.15917°N 88.28944°WCoordinates: 44°09′33″N 88°17′22″W / 44.15917°N 88.28944°W |
| Built: | 500 - 1500 A.D. |
| Governing body: | State |
| NRHP Reference#: | 96001629 |
| Added to NRHP: | January 25, 1997[1] |
High Cliff State Park is a 1,187-acre (480 ha) Wisconsin state park near Sherwood, Wisconsin. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on Lake Winnebago.[2] The park was established in 1956.
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[edit] Niagara Escarpment
The park got its name from cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago. The formation stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, Ontario, to Niagara Falls.[2] The north shoreline of Lake Winnebago is visible from a 40-foot-tall (12 m) observation tower at the top of the escarpment.[2] The park currently features a picnic area, a boat launch, and a beach. Activities include camping, hiking, horse riding, skiing, and picnicing.[2]
[edit] Effigy mounds
The Effigy mounds at the top of the escarpment have led to a small part of the park being added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed as High Cliff Mounds.[1] A trail meanders though six long-tailed mounds and several conical mounds.[3] The group originally consisted of a bird and a mound that was most likely a bear.[3] The mounds are consistent with other mound groups found at the peak of the Niagara Escarpment along the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago, including the Calumet County Park Group.[3]
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Entrance sign
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Looking west at the north end of Lake Winnebago taken from near the top of the Niagara Escarpment on an observation tower at High Cliff State Park]]
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Post office
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c d High Cliff State Park official website, Retrieved August 9, 2007
- ^ a b c Birmingham, Robert A.; Eisenberg, Leslie E. (2000). Indian Mounds of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. page 194. ISBN 0299168743. http://books.google.com/books?id=wPNA_SnfrZ0C&pg=PA194&lpg=PA194&dq=%22calumet+county+park%22+mounds&source=web&ots=4bSWUD-eyI&sig=CmupxWVtnnEcVzVcmwgItyF9-hA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
[edit] External links
- High Cliff State Park official website
[edit] See also
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