Places near me Random place
All the United States Illinois Rockford Beattie Park Mound Group Historic Site

Beattie Park Mound Group Historic Site

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.

Rockford, Illinois

Added By
Jen Nelson
Beattie Park Mound Group Historic Site   jen487 / Atlas Obscura User
Beattie Park Mound Group Historic Site   jen487 / Atlas Obscura User
Beattie Park Mound Group Historic Site   jen487 / Atlas Obscura User
6-9-23   Darrell Powers / Atlas Obscura User
6-9-23   Darrell Powers / Atlas Obscura User
6-9-23   Darrell Powers / Atlas Obscura User
6-9-23   Darrell Powers / Atlas Obscura User
6-9-23   Darrell Powers / Atlas Obscura User
6-9-23   Darrell Powers / Atlas Obscura User
6-9-23   Darrell Powers / Atlas Obscura User
6-9-23   Darrell Powers / Atlas Obscura User
6-9-23   Darrell Powers / Atlas Obscura User
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

This Place Is a Stub

Help improve this place with additional information or photos.

Make an Edit

About

The Beattie Park mounds were built during the Late Woodland period, around 700-1100. The group of mounds originally included nine conical mounds, a linear mound, and two effigy mounds; one in the shape of a bird, the other a turtle. Three of the conical mounds, the linear mound, and the turtle effigy still remain. The others were destroyed over the years. The mounds in Beattie Park were ceremonial in nature. Beattie Park was donated by the Beattie sisters Mary and Anna to the Rockford Park District in 1921. 

Related Tags

Park History & Culture Mounds Native Americans

Know Before You Go

Located in downtown Rockford. 

Community Contributors

Added By

jen487

Edited By

Darrell Powers

Published

December 17, 2019

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources

Nearby Places

Explore the Destination Guide

Related Places

  • Winterville Mounds

    Greenville, Mississippi

    Winterville Mounds

    One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.

  • The entry gate and mound beyond.

    Columbus, Ohio

    Shrum Mound

    A 2,000-year-old Adena burial mound located along a busy street in Columbus, Ohio.

  • The largest platform mound at Aztalan

    Jefferson, Wisconsin

    Aztalan State Park

    The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

  • Nankoweap Granary

    North Rim, Arizona

    Nankoweap Granaries

    Hike up to this ancestral grain storage site, but don't touch.

  • The Oasis Trail at the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza.

    Palm Springs, California

    Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza

    An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member

Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member