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Historic Places In Whitewater
 Train
Depot
The Historic TRAIN DEPOT is home to Whitewater's Historical
Society Museum. Open May through October, the Museum houses
many artifacts of the city's past. Volunteers who have a passion
for history and all the treasures it holds, staff this museum.
Stop by and browse the archives. Located at CRAVATH LAKEFRONT
PARK.
Indian Mounds Park
INDIAN
MOUNDS PARK, also known as the Maples Mound Group, is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park
is a prehistoric, Native American ceremonial and burial site
that dates back to approximately 1000 AD, and has one of the
most diverse and unusual collections of animal and geometric
mounds in the nation.
On the eastern bank of the stream, and among the native oaks,
there once stood a Native American village of 30 circular
huts. Today the history of this village is still evident with
the remains of 12 effigy mounds. The site continues to be
used for Native American fasts and fire burning ceremonies.
Indian Mounds Park is open to the public daily for no fee.
Historic Homes
 Whitewater
offers a historical walking guide of homes, buildings, schools,
parks, and cemeteries. The landmarks represent a broad range
of history and architecture of the city. The sites range from
a modest but unique octagon house to grand, Queen Anne homes,
to a Victorian Gothic passenger train depot designed in 1890,
and the classic Birge fountain in the middle of town. These
sites represent an individual or on-going historic event or
person that is significant to local state or national history.
The sites embody the distinctive characters of an architectural
style or master architect. Whitewater takes pride in the many
well-preserved historic properties in the city.
Touring Historical Whitewater guides are available free
of charge at the Whitewater Tourism Council office located
at 171 W. Main Street (the corner of First and Main). Using
the guide, complete with maps, you may follow the self-guided
walking tour as you read a brief history of each of these
impressive sites.
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