Huff Archeological Site

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Huff Archeological Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Nearest city:	Huff, North Dakota
Governing body:	State
NRHP Reference#:	80002920
Added to NRHP:	July 23, 1980^[1]
Designated NHL:	February 18, 1997^[2]

Huff Archeological Site, also known as Huff State Historic Site, is a former fortified village of the Mandan, currently on the bank of Lake Oahe in North Dakota.^[3] It dates back to about 1450 AD, and perhaps a thousand or more people once lived there. The village was probably only occupied for around 20 years. Residents of Huff Village relied on farming and bison hunting to survive.

The fortifications are primarily a rectangular moat and earthen wall, with bastions. The village including the fortifications covers about twelve acres. The site has been owned by the state of North Dakota since 1910. The site has been fenced, signed, and open to the public.^[3]

As an archaeological site, it has yielded and is expected to yield knowledge about the prehistory in which Mandan culture developed. Although already excavated in parts, and partially eroded by Lake Oahe, other parts of the site have high integrity and potential.^[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
^ ^a ^b "Huff Archeological Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2205&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d R. Peter Winham (April 30, 1994). National Historic Landmark Nomination: Huff Archeological Site / 32MO11PDF (192 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying 7 photos from c.1960 and 1993.PDF (533 KB)

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