category : Historic Sites
Site contains ruins of large Mandan Indian earthlodge village believed to have been inhabited for nearly 300 years until 1781. The remains of earthlodges, refuse mounds and the surrounding fortification ditches are clearly discernible. There are eight interactive signs on the site.

Address: 7 miles north on Highway 1804
Phone: 701-328-2666
Fax: 701-328-3710
Our Email: histsoc@state.nd.us
Our Website:www.nd.gov/hist

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