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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments

National Parks
Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Address: 564 County Rd 37
PO Box 9
Stanton, ND 58571
Phone: 701-745-3300;
Fax: 701-745-3708;
Web: www.nps.gov/knri/
Size: 1,758 acres.
Established: Authorized on October 26, 1974.
Location: One-half mile north of Stanton, North Dakota, and 60 miles north of Bismarck; accessible via US 83 and ND 200A.
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Hiking, fishing, cross-country skiing, self-guided tours, educational programs, cultural workshops.
Special Features: Park preserves historic and archeological remnants of the culture and agricultural lifestyle of the Northern Plains Indians. More than 50 archeological sites suggest a possible 8,000 year span of inhabitation, ending with five centuries of Hidatsa earthlodge village occupation.

See other parks in North Dakota.


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