Burrows Park Effigy Mound and Campsite

Burrows Park Effigy Mound and Campsite is an archaeological site in Burrows Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The site includes a bird-shaped effigy mound with an 128-foot (39 m) wingspan; it once included a fox-shaped mound as well, though it has been destroyed.^[2] The mound was built by Mound Builders during the Late Woodland period, likely between 700 and 1200 A.D. The Mound Builders used effigy mounds as burial sites, and bird-shaped mounds represented sky spirits in their religion; effigies of other animals were used to represent different elements. A 1934 restoration project repaired vandalism to the mound and cleaned up its surroundings.^[3]

Burrows Park Effigy Mound and Campsite
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Burrows Park, Madison, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°06′07″N 89°22′02″W
Area	4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
NRHP reference No.	74000066[1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1974