Editing Monona, Wisconsin (section)

==History==
Originally part of the [[Blooming Grove, Wisconsin|Town of Blooming Grove]], Monona was incorporated as a village on August 29, 1938.  Prior to 1938, the area mainly consisted of farmland and summer homes. However, by 1938, permanent homes and small businesses had become much more common in the area. During the 1950s, Monona grew in population from 2,544 to 8,178.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://mymonona.com/361/History-of-Monona|title=History of Monona {{!}} Monona, WI - Official Website|website=mymonona.com|access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref>

In 1963, Monona built a community center and adjacent swimming pool. In 1967, a public library was built. In 1969, when Monona was incorporated as a city, a city hall was built across from the library. It houses all city operations, including the fire and police departments.<ref name=":0" />

The Kohl's Food Store, Ray S. and Theo P. Owen House, Schroeder-Bohrod House, and [[Willard and Fern Tompkins House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

===Indian mounds===
[[File:Outlet Mound Monona.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Outlet Mound]] marker]]

There are three [[Mound Builders|pre-Columbian mounds]] in Monona listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The [[Monona Mound]] was built by [[Woodland period|Late Woodland]] people roughly between 700 and 1100. It may have been used to mark the [[March equinox|spring equinox]], as its orientation lines up with the sunset on either the first or second day after the equinox.<ref>{{cite web |title=Monona/Reindahl Mound |url=https://www.historicbloominggrove.org/monona-reindahl-mound |publisher=Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society |access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> It became the first mound protected under Wisconsin's Burial Sites Preservation Act. The Monona Landmarks Commission placed a historical marker at the site in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Passon |first1=Kevin |title=New historical marker brings attention to burial mound |url=https://www.hngnews.com/monona_cottage_grove/new-historical-marker-brings-attention-to-burial-mound/article_a421f37c-371c-581d-bf2c-d6b42b1743de.html |access-date=April 14, 2023 |work=The Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle |date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>

During the 1940s, the [[Outlet Mound]] was cut into during street construction, and skeletons were uncovered. This Indian burial mound was thought to have been built around 1,500 years ago by the [[Hopewell tradition|Hopewell]]. In 1944, it was saved from destruction and donated to the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=19958|title=The Outlet Mound|publisher=Historical Marker Database.org|accessdate=February 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite sign| title=The Outlet Mound |date=1998 |publisher=[[Wisconsin Historical Society]] |medium=Wisconsin Historical Marker |location=Monona, Wisconsin |url=http://www.wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.com/search?q=outlet+mound}}</ref> The area where the mound was discovered, now known as Indian Mounds Park, is located at the corner of Midwood and Ridgewood Avenues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.today/20130801154924/http://www.mymonona.com/pages/parks_recreation/parks_open_space/details.php/49/parks_open_space/indian%2Bmounds%2Bpark |title=City of Monona: Parks & Recreation > Parks & Open Spaces > Indian Mounds Park |publisher=City of Monona }}</ref>

The [[Tompkins-Brindler Mound Group]] is a group of mounds in Woodland Park. The group includes two linear mounds which are roughly {{convert|200|ft}} and {{convert|210|ft}} long. The mounds were built during the late Woodland period.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Birmingham |first1=Robert A. |title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Tompkins-Brindler Mound Group |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/e2461fff-c02e-4480-9d32-953f79e8c309/ |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=April 14, 2023 |date=December 15, 2002}}</ref>