Definition: The archaeological site of Fort Atkinson was an Indian Agency during the early 19th century, and today includes two Iowa state preserves and related sites that were important components of the Neutral Ground landscape, a U.S. Government-established buffer zone created to control regional indigenous populations in the 1840s. The site was where Winnebago, Meskwaki, and Sioux groups met and interacted with each other, the U.S. Military, and the Indian Subagent, a U.S. government official during the 18th century.
Excavations at Fort Atkinson have been conducted at numerous times, most recently by University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist, as funded by the State Preserves Advisory Board of Iowa and Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Excavations at Fort Atkinson have been conducted at numerous times, most recently by University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist, as funded by the State Preserves Advisory Board of Iowa and Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
