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p. 361382 Dane Co. The Blue Mounds are two large conical hills or mounds, one in Iowa, and one, the largest, in Dane County, twenty five miles west from Madison and twelve miles south from the Wisconsin river. Their elevation is such that they can be seen at a distance of fifteen or twenty miles or more and in the first explorations of the country they were very important land=marks to guide the traveller in his course through the boundless prairies. The Indian name is Mu-cha-wa-ku-nin or Smoky Mountains, applied to them, it is said, on account of their summits being usually enveloped in a cloud or fog. From the summit of these mounds which are covered with vegetation all the way up, there is a very grand view of the surrounding country, extending far beyond the Wisconsin on the north; and embracing a wide circle on all sides. The Platte Mounds, which are similar in many respects to the Blue Mounds, and may be considered as rivals are seen at the south west. Near the Mounds are the remains of a Fort built during the "Black Hawk war" in which several families were protected from the savage foes. The stranger is here shown | p. 361382 Dane Co. The Blue Mounds are two large conical hills or mounds, one in Iowa, and one, the largest, in Dane County, twenty five miles west from Madison and twelve miles south from the Wisconsin river. Their elevation is such that they can be seen at a distance of fifteen or twenty miles or more and in the first explorations of the country they were very important land=marks to guide the traveller in his course through the boundless prairies. The Indian name is Mu-cha-wa-ku-nin or Smoky Mountains, applied to them, it is said, on account of their summits being usually enveloped in a cloud or fog. From the summit of these mounds which are covered with vegetation all the way up, there is a very grand view of the surrounding country, extending far beyond the Wisconsin on the north; and embracing a wide circle on all sides. The Platte Mounds, which are similar in many respects to the Blue Mounds, and may be considered as rivals are seen at the south west. Near the Mounds are the remains of a Fort built during the "Black Hawk war" in which several families were protected from the savage foes. The stranger is here shown |
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