Wisconsin Historic Sites You Need To Visit: Part 1: Native American sites

The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we’re featuringTrempealeau County; https://bit.ly/3D0LDCi The Cabin is also presented by WCA’s Group Health Trust; serving local governments and schooldistricts, the WCA Group Health Trust partners closely with members to fulfill their employee healthbenefit obligations in a fiscally responsible manner. Learn more here; https://bit.ly/3JMizCX Campfire Conversation:Eric and Ana dive into Wisconsin history with a focus on Native American settlements and moundbuilders, getting some remarkable insight from Bob Birmingham, the Executive Director of Friends ofAztalan State Park. He is also a former state archeologist and retired professor from UW-Waukesha andhas authored several books on historic sites in the state. Mr. Birmingham discussed how Aztalan wasessentially the state’s first city and home to the original agricultural sites. Further settlements werediscussed and how they changed based on diet, available resources, weather, health, and potentialhostilities from animals and other people. Native Americans in Wisconsin built effigy mounds – by mostcounts 15,000 – 20,000 of them - across the state. Eric, Ana, and Mr. Birmingham discuss many of thosethat have been recognized and preserved, including at Lizard Mound State Park, which was recentlyupgraded from a county park in Washington County. Other locations include Wyalusing State Parkwhere the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers meet, Man Mound National Monument near Baraboo,Pendarvis in Mineral Point and other state historic sites. The history of mining, particularly lead, was alsodiscussed as it was incredibly influential to the state’s history, even leading to the state’s mascot beingthe “Badgers” and the initial fur trade that established connections between European explorers andsettlers and the Native Americans already in the state. In all, it’s a comprehensive look at how the statedeveloped during its early history and where you can go to learn further about, and even sense, thishistory. Inside SponsorsHo Chunk: https://bit.ly/3l2Cfru Marshfield Clinic; All of Us Research Program; https://bit.ly/3Wj6pYj