Big Hidatsa Village Site
Archaeological site in North Dakota, United States in Stanton, North Dakota. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Big Hidatsa site, occupied between ca. 1740 and 1850, is an earthlodge located in the 1,758 acre Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota, United States. This National Historic Site was established in 1974 “to focus on the cultures and lifestyles of the Plains Indians”.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | N bank of Knife River, 1 mi. N of Stanton, Stanton vicinity, ND |
| County | Mercer County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000600 |
| Type of place | archaeological site, village |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | N bank of Knife River, 1 mi. N of Stanton, Stanton, ND |
| Coordinates | 47.35248, -101.38366 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Downstream Campground (Nd) 9 mi · Wolf Creek Campground (Nd) 14 mi · East Totten Trail Campground (Nd) 19 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000600. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.