Editing Mound, Minnesota (section)

==History==

According to Melvin Gimmestad's ''Historical Backgrounds of Mound, Minnesota'', "Mound derived its name from the Indian mounds once found within the present day city limits.  They were not built by the Dakota Indians, but were made by prehistoric Indians".<ref>{{cite book|url=http://shop.mnhs.org/products/minnesota-place-names|title=Minnesota Place Names|last=Upham|first=Warren|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|year=2001|isbn=0-87351-396-7|pages=231|author-link=Warren Upham}}</ref>

The former municipality of Island Park, which contained Phelps Island, merged with Mound in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cityofmound.com/vertical/Sites/%7B2E4C20C8-5A79-4517-A724-CB4891DAF341%7D/uploads/History_of_Mound.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-05-04 |archive-date=2020-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018013945/https://www.cityofmound.com/vertical/Sites/%7B2E4C20C8-5A79-4517-A724-CB4891DAF341%7D/uploads/History_of_Mound.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Mound celebrated its centennial in 2012.

In May 2022, Julissa Thayer was stopped by police on the intersection at Bartlett Boulevard, after a call was made to report her vehicle, which had a broken back windshield, and was driving on its rim. They found blood on her hands, and tissue in the backseat of her car. Julissa claimed the blood was from "removing a tampon", and the tissue was deer meat. Police then found a bullet hole in the backseat of the car, that suggested a further crime had been committed. They allowed Julissa to return to her apartment, but investigated the vehicle and found a shotgun shell in the cup holder, and in the trunk was a shotgun in plain sight. Next to this shotgun, was the body of her 6-year-old son Eli Hart wrapped up in a blanket, Julissa had shot him five times in the back of the head.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-18 |title=KARE 11 Investigates: Red flags ignored, warnings disregarded, a boy murdered |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-eli-hart-child-red-protection-failures/89-a0878e1a-f655-48bc-96ce-b25114aef1ac |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=kare11.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Julissa has gone on to claim in court that she is innocent, which has led to a lot of speculation on whether she is guilty, but this speculation (for the most part) ended when more evidence had been brought up. Her google search history consisted of very incriminating things like "How much blood can a 6 year old lose?", "How to fake a car insurance claim?", "payment from life insurance if child dies" and other similar searches. The man who also sold her the shotgun came forward and claimed that she wanted one that "put the biggest hole in something".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-08 |title=Julissa Thaler guilty of 6-year-old son's murder |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/courts-news/state-defense-rest-cases-in-julissa-thaler-murder-trial/89-68e3fb43-3622-485d-9263-795aeb01d2cc |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=kare11.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Julissa's boyfriend at the time, was also arrested but then released after the police realized he had nothing to do with the crime. In February 2023, Julissa would be found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blume |first=Paul |date=2023-02-16 |title=Eli Hart killing: Mom sentenced to life in prison for murdering her son |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/eli-hart-killing-mom-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murdering-her-son |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=FOX 9 |language=en-US}}</ref> in court she would say "I"m innocent, f*** you all, you're garbage". Eli's father is now in progress of suing the officials that let Eli be put back in Julissa's care. In 2024, the Eli Hart foundation would be founded by some members of the community. They raised enough money, to replace the Surfside playground, with one in Eli's memory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duxter |first=Adam |date=2024-06-13 |title=How a Twin Cities community came together to honor life of Eli Hart: "They've forever changed our lives" - CBS Minnesota |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/eli-hart-memorial-playground-community-comes-together/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> in July 2024, they opened the "Eli Hart Memorial Playground". Now, the foundation turns their focus to creating awareness and change for children suffering from domestic violence.