Signal Butte

Signal Butte
Signal Butte
Nearest city: Gering, Nebraska
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 66000452
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHL: January 20, 1961[2]

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

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2][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. [2]

References

  1. ^ "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. 
  2. ^ a b c "Signal Butte". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=316&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2008-05-06. 
  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.