Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site
Gateway to the Dakota Frontier Site preserves the first U.S. Military post in ND. Post was used from 1857 to 1878 as the gateway to the Dakota Frontier.
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Fort Clark State Historic Site
See forts and more at Fort Clark. Fort Clark was built in 1830-31 by the American Fur Company to serve a Mandan Indian earthlodge village built on the site in 1822. The site contains foundations of fort structures.
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Fort Totten State Historic Site
Historic Site near Fort Totten This site preserves a military post built in 1867 and used continuously as a military reservation until 1890 when it became a boarding school for Indian children. Original buildings house museum exhibits.
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Gingras Trading Post State Historic Site
Historic site in Walhalla. Between 1843 and 1873, this house and store, owned by Antoine B. Gingras, served the Metis community of St. Joseph. Buildings are the oldest standing structures built by Euro-Americans in North Dakota.
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Knife River Indian Villages National Park
Fun for all at Knife River. American Indians occupied this area for more than 11,000 years. Remains of three Hidatsa villages with 210 depressions at the site. Home of Sakakawea, modern museum, visitor center and movie.
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Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
Learn about the L&C journey. This interpretive site contains artifacts from every tribe the explorers encountered on their journey. The center's Bergquist Gallery features a rare complete set of the printed artworks of Swiss artist Karl Bodmber.
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Medicine Wheel Park
30 acre Park features Astronomy and Native American themes The Medicine Wheel
Early cultures throughout the world built rock structures which joined the landscape to the sky, some
serving as calendars (Stonehenge in England is an example).
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Painted Canyon Visitor Center
Overlook and visitor center. Small visitor center. Information on park and surrounding sites plus publication sales. Restrooms and picnic area. Stop here for one of the most magnificent views of the North Dakota Badlands.
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