Washington County "Island" Effigy Mound District | |
 A mound in the park | |
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| Nearest city | Farmington, Washington County, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°27′48″N 88°08′21″W / 43.46333°N 88.13917°W |
| Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000417[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 25, 1996 |
Lizard Mound State Park is a state park in the Town of Farmington, Washington County, Wisconsin near the city of West Bend. The park contains a significant well-preserved effigy mound group, representing one of the largest and best-preserved collections of such mounds in the state. Mounds in the park are the subject of at least two different listings on the National Register of Historic Places, one encompassing the park as a whole, and another which includes a larger set of regional mounds. Established in 1950, the park was acquired by Washington County from the state of Wisconsin in 1986,[2] and was returned to the state in 2021.[3][4] It is now managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The History of Lizard Mound County Park" (PDF). Washington County.
- ^ Lewis, Chelsey (April 14, 2022). "Lizard Mound in Washington County will become Wisconsin's newest state park". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Lizard Mound State Park". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved August 11, 2022.