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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Operating Hours & Seasons
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| NPS Photo by Ken Block | | Visitor Center |
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Visitor Center
Open
- Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Weekends, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Summer Hours
- June to Labor Day, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
* Call for specific June date at 563.873.3491
Closed
- Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1
Park Grounds
- Open daily, 365 days / year, sunrise to sunset (weather permitting). Access is offered (only) via 14 miles of hiking trails.
Location
Highway 76, three miles north of Marquette, Iowa along the western shore of the upper Mississippi River
Special Programs
Special ranger museum talks and Indian mound talks are presented periodically throughout the year
Exhibits
Museum features artifacts, documents and maps from the monument's archeological collections.
Available Facilities
Auditorium with orientation film showing throughout the day, educational bookstore, restrooms.
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| NPS Photo by Ken Block | | Hiking along the Fire Point Trail. |
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Park Grounds
Access is offered (only) via 14 miles of hiking trails which are open daily sunrise to sunset (weather permitting).
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Did You Know?
Effigy Mounds National Monument is located in territory that was hotly contested by Indians and the American government. In 1832, the U.S. forced the Sauk and Fox tribes to cede land south of the “Neutral Ground” along the Mississippi River, which included the lands of the present National Monument.
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Last Updated: November 16, 2007 at 15:23 EST |
