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312 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. shore. The land was then overgrown with white and burr oak timber. The mounds were elevated about 12 feet above the lake level, and were about 20 feet in diameter and from 4 to 6 feet high. In 1894, with the assistance of my hired man, I investigated one of the largest of these mounds. This is prob¬ ably the one referred to by Mr. W. C. Mills in his communica¬ tion in the Archeologist of February, 1895. I do not know from what paper his extract was taken. It is in some respects inaccurate. In excavating this mound we found at a depth of about a foot below its base the skeletons of seven persons, lying upon their faces with arms extended above the head, the bodies radiating from the center in a circle like the spokes of a wagon wheel. All of the bones were in a fair state of preservation. No implements other than a couple of arrow points were found. Evidently the burials were made at one time and the mound erected over them." Two of the crania secured were sent to Prof. F. W. Putnam at the Peabody In¬ stitute at Cambridge, Mass., at his request. One of them was retained by Mr. Pickett. At the request of Mr. C. E. Brown, Mr. Pickett again visited this locality in April, 1903, and found that all but five of them had been entirely obliterated. He concluded that a village of considerable proportions must have been at one time located here and in the vicinity, since prob¬ ably but few similar sections of land in the state have pro¬ duced such a large number of stone and copper instruments. All of the mounds have been found to contain human remains. The mounds which were described by Mr. Thomas Arm¬ strong, of Eipon, Wis., in an article entitled "Mounds in Winnebago County," appearing in the United States Smithso¬ nian Eeport of 1879 (pp. 335-35) were located on the property of a Mr. M. Hintz in the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 34. The following are extracts from his description: "They are situated about ten rods from the shore of Eush lake, 60 feet back from the edge of a steep bank, which undoubtedly at one time formed the shore of the lake, but the waters have since receded, and is every year becoming more and more shallow, and giving place to marsh. These mounds were originally covered with a heavy growth of oaks, which have been cleared off within the last ten years, and the land cultivated. Some, stumps of trees remained on them until last summer. The mounds are in a group, of which No. 1 is isolated, and Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are in line, the nearest about 100 feet from
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Title | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Description | This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
Publisher (Original) | C.F. Cooper and Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Winnebago County; |
Decade | 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Subject | Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians; |
Type | Text |
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Title | 312 |
Page Number | 312 |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908356 |
Full Text | 312 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. shore. The land was then overgrown with white and burr oak timber. The mounds were elevated about 12 feet above the lake level, and were about 20 feet in diameter and from 4 to 6 feet high. In 1894, with the assistance of my hired man, I investigated one of the largest of these mounds. This is prob¬ ably the one referred to by Mr. W. C. Mills in his communica¬ tion in the Archeologist of February, 1895. I do not know from what paper his extract was taken. It is in some respects inaccurate. In excavating this mound we found at a depth of about a foot below its base the skeletons of seven persons, lying upon their faces with arms extended above the head, the bodies radiating from the center in a circle like the spokes of a wagon wheel. All of the bones were in a fair state of preservation. No implements other than a couple of arrow points were found. Evidently the burials were made at one time and the mound erected over them." Two of the crania secured were sent to Prof. F. W. Putnam at the Peabody In¬ stitute at Cambridge, Mass., at his request. One of them was retained by Mr. Pickett. At the request of Mr. C. E. Brown, Mr. Pickett again visited this locality in April, 1903, and found that all but five of them had been entirely obliterated. He concluded that a village of considerable proportions must have been at one time located here and in the vicinity, since prob¬ ably but few similar sections of land in the state have pro¬ duced such a large number of stone and copper instruments. All of the mounds have been found to contain human remains. The mounds which were described by Mr. Thomas Arm¬ strong, of Eipon, Wis., in an article entitled "Mounds in Winnebago County" appearing in the United States Smithso¬ nian Eeport of 1879 (pp. 335-35) were located on the property of a Mr. M. Hintz in the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 34. The following are extracts from his description: "They are situated about ten rods from the shore of Eush lake, 60 feet back from the edge of a steep bank, which undoubtedly at one time formed the shore of the lake, but the waters have since receded, and is every year becoming more and more shallow, and giving place to marsh. These mounds were originally covered with a heavy growth of oaks, which have been cleared off within the last ten years, and the land cultivated. Some, stumps of trees remained on them until last summer. The mounds are in a group, of which No. 1 is isolated, and Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are in line, the nearest about 100 feet from |
Type | Text |