Aztalan State Park in the Town of Aztalan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin was established in 1952 and registered as a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The park covers 172 acres along the Crawfish River. Aztalan Park is best known as the site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that thrived in the period between the 10th and 13th century. The indigenous people built massive earthwork mounds, presumably for religious and political purposes. They were part of a culture that was widespread throughout the Mississippi River valley. They traded with other groups from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, and into the southeast of the today’s United States. The most outstanding features of Aztalan culture are the pyramid-shaped mounds with flat tops and the stockades that probably served both ceremonial and defensive purpose.

N6200 County Rd Q, Jefferson, WI 53549, Phone: 920-648-8774

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