The "Water Panther" or Water Spirit
effigy mound that we visited was actually originally named the
"Alligator Mound."
Unlike the other mounds that we visited
in Wisconsin, this mound was not as clear unless you were right on top
of it...However this might have to do with the fact that it resides
within a huge residential area, and as we were there dogs ran free (you
can hear them in the background," and one boy walked his dog right over
it while we were there.
At any rate, again, you will see how
endangered this mound is as well. It looks as if it is really just a
playground these days or a place for dogs to defecate. But we were not deterred and did the video anyway.
I was glad that we did because the mound
itself really was impressive, and is one of the few effigy mounds left
in Ohio that I know of.
Alligator"
Mound, Ohio
This mound
was wrongly named "alligator" as it is easy to see that
with
the coiled tail, there is a reference to the water spirit,
or water panther.
Here is a list of all videos accessible from this section and concerning
the Effigy Mound Culture in Wisconsin.