Cherokee Marsh Mounds

 

    The book "Native American Mounds in Madison and Dane County" mentions two conical mounds in the park, although attached

map shows a linear mound in addition to those two. See map at the end of the book if you want to find the mounds (link is on the front

page at the bottom). I found the mound on top of the hill in a poor shape, with trees and some shrubs growing on the mound, and

some deadwood  lying right on top of it. The mound near the water, marked with a monument, was in even worse shape, with trees

and bushes growing all over it. Apparently, not much is being done to save the mounds from deterioration. I walked to where the

linear mound was supposed to be according to the map, but found loads of construction material of all kinds instead, stored on the

ground all over the place.