Bloom Site
Bloom Site | |
 Man standing at the site | |
| Nearest city | Bloom, South Dakota |
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| NRHP reference No. | 66000714[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | July 19, 1964[1] |
Bloom Site is an archaeological site in Hanson County, South Dakota, near Bloom, South Dakota. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[1][3]
At the time of the designation in 1964, it was stated:
A well-preserved example of a prehistoric fortified Over Focus Indian site (c. 1000), the ancestors of the Mandan Indians may have lived here. About 25 depressions mark the locations of rectangular houses. Prior to their destruction by cultivation, some 50 burial mounds, ranging up to 200 feet in diameter and from 3 to 10 feet high, also marked the site.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Bloom Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ 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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