Signal Butte

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Signal Butte
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Nearest city: Gering, Nebraska
Designated as NHL: January 20, 1961[1]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000452
Governing body: Private

Signal Butte, or site 25Sf1, is an archaeological site near Gering, Nebraska.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[1][3]

At its designation, it was stated:

Discovered in 1931, this is the first site of the middle prehistoric period in the central and northern Plains to be excavated by archeologists.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Signal Butte. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.
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