Signal Butte

Signal Butte
Signal Butte
Nearest city Gering, Nebraska
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. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "Signal Butte". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 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.


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