Harpers Ferry, Ia. - On 2,500 acres of towering bluffs near the Mississippi River in northeast Iowa, something sacred has been disturbed.

It was more than 60 years ago when this land - filled with 206 sacred Indian mounds, some of them 2,000 or more years old, some containing burial remains - became Effigy Mounds National Monument. The goal of putting the land under federal stewardship was twofold: Make the land accessible for tourists of today and ensure the land is preserved for visitors of tomorrow. TO READ MORE....