Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Archeological District - Stanton, North Dakota
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BruceS
N 47° 20.007 W 101° 23.290
14T E 319575 N 5244985
Historic district encompasses three former Indian villages along the Knife River in North Dakota.
Waymark Code: WM2MXT
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2007
Views: 32
"The Awatixa Xi’eVillage, or Lower Hidatsa, is closest to the Visitor Center and has thick midden deposits. Awatixa Village, or Sakakawea Village, is along the bank of the Knife River where erosion reveals a vertical profile of village remains. This is the site that Sakakawea was residing in when Lewis & Clark came through the area. Big Hidatsa Village, a two-mile drive from the Visitor Center, contains the greatest quantity of earthlodge depressions in the park." ~ Historic site brochure
You are allowed to walk around the village sites. You will may see many artifact around the site, it is against Federal law to disturb/remove them.
Coordinates listed are for the closest village site to the visitors center which is located at N47° 19.886' W101° 23.142'
The village sites and outlines earthlodge depressions can be seen by zooming in with Google Earth or satellite on Google Maps.
Street address:
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
564 County Road 37
Stanton, North Dakota
County / Borough / Parish: Mercer County
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Information Potential, Event
Periods of significance: 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1900-1750 AD
Historic function: Domest - Village Site
Current function: Landscape - Park
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.