Muscoda, Wisconsin

Muscoda is a village in Grant and Iowa counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Explorer and historian William Pidgeon, who visited the area in 1840, reported that Muscoda was "the ancient location of a large Indian village, but at present occupied by a few white families.

This village is situated on an extensive plain of sandy soil, on the surface of which may be seen relics of many an ancient mound, varying much in size and form; some resembling redoubts, or fortifications, others presenting the forms of gigantic men, beasts, birds, and reptiles, among which may be found the eagle, the otter, the serpent, the alligator, and others pertaining to the deer, elk, and buffalo species.

The highland in the vicinity of this village abounds with monuments that bear testimony to the ancient existence of an immense population in those regions.

[11] The event includes carnival rides, tractors pulls, tournaments, merchant stands, food booths, and portable tattoo parlors.

Large rolling hills board the south of the town covered in mixed hardwoods made up of mainly Maple, Red/White Oak, Aspen, Cherry, Elm, and Walnut.

2,100 acres (8.5 km2) of public land hug both the east and west sides of Muscoda.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.78 km2), all of it land.

33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.