One of Milwaukee County’s last remaining Native American burial mounds is in Lake Park, near the intersection of Lake Drive and Locust Street. The mound is about 5 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter. It’s covered in grass and surrounded by trees, benches and a softball field.
A historic marker used to sit on top of the mound. The sign explained that the other mounds were destroyed. But now it’s gone. That’s why Bubbler Talk question asker, Carole Dede, wants to know:
“Why did it disappear and who’s taking care of bringing back the knowledge to the park so that we can read about the mound without stepping on it?”…