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Hallowed ground
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Hallowed ground
Park's unadorned mounds hold ancient Indian mysteries
By PETER MALLER pmaller@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Sunday, June 1, 2003
Farmington -- The road leading to Lizard Mound County Park, just a
few miles north of downtown West Bend, is a passage to 33 acres of
ancient American mysteries.
Sculpted from earth by Indians about 1,000 years ago, the park
contains a collection of 28 earthen long-tailed animals stretched
along the forest fl...
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