Chief Looking's Village site (32BL3)

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Chief Looking's Village site (32BL3)
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LocationEastern edge of Pioneer Park, Bismarck, North Dakota
Coordinates 46°49′48″N100°49′45″W / 46.83000°N 100.82917°W / 46.83000; -100.82917 Coordinates: 46°49′48″N100°49′45″W / 46.83000°N 100.82917°W / 46.83000; -100.82917
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
NRHP reference No. 78001990 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1978

The Chief Looking's Village site (32BL3) is a historic archeological site on the east side of Pioneer Park in Bismarck, North Dakota that was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It has also been known as Ward Earth Lodge Village. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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It is a Mandan village site that, as of its NRHP listing, had never been severely vandalized or disrupted by archeological excavations, so it remained valuable for the information potential that it held. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John Ludwickson (February 3, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chief Looking's Village site". National Park Service. and accompanying photos