Fort Thompson Mounds
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Fort Thompson Mounds | |
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| Nearest city | Fort Thompson, South Dakota |
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| Area | 19.1 acres (7.7 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000711[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | July 19, 1964[2] |
Fort Thompson Mounds is an archaeological site in Buffalo County, South Dakota, near Fort Thompson and within the Crow Creek Reservation. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[2][3]
At the time of the designation in 1964, it was stated:
This large group of low burial mounds dating from Plains-Woodland times (c. 800) contains evidence of the first pottery-making peoples in area. It is situated on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation.[2]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 "Fort Thompson Mounds". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.
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