Fort Dilts State Historic Site [ND]

Description

This site marks the location of a sod-wall protective enclosure hastily constructed by an 80-wagon party and their cavalry escort. They were attacked by Sioux Indians while en route to Montana gold fields in September 1864 and stayed corralled within the six-feet-high and two-feet-thick walls for 14 days until rescued by a column of troops from Fort Rice. There is a marker on the site.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.

Towosahgy State Historic Site [MO]

Description

At one time, between A.D. 1000 and 1400, this site was a Mississippian civil/ceremonial center and fortified village. Within this village, a full gamut of ceremonial and domestic activities took place that served the inhabitants' needs from "cradle to grave." The name, Towosahgy, was borrowed from the Osage Indians and means "old town." Visitors to the 64-acre tract of land can see remnants of past activities in the form of earthen mounds constructed for ceremonial, residential, and religious purposes.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site, beyond signage.

Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site [FL]

Description

This ancient Native American site was the first in Florida to be designated a State Archaeological Site. The flat-topped ceremonial mound—composed of sand, shell, and village debris—measures 100 by 170 feet at the base and is 20 feet in height. Archaeological excavations have disclosed at least three periods of Native American cultures, the earliest dating back 2,000 years.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.

Fort Washita

Description

Fort Washita was established in 1842 as the southwestern-most post in the United States. (Beyond the borders to the south and west was the Republic of Texas which had recently won its independence from Mexico.) The purpose of the post was to protect the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians from the Plains Indians. For centuries the latter had used this area for hunting and were not happy with newcomers settling in the area. Troops stationed at Fort Washita from time to time in the 1840s included the 2nd Dragoons, the U.S. Regiment of Riflemen, the 6th Infantry, the 7th Infantry, and the 5th Infantry. During a portion of the 1850s the post served as the United States Army Field Artillery School. Throughout the 1840s and 1850s the post provided quarters for the United States Indian Agency to the Chickasaw and Choctaw governments. On April 16, 1861, the fort was abandoned by U.S. forces under the command of Colonel William Emory. The next day Fort Washita was occupied by Confederate forces and used during the War Between the States. For the next hundred years, the buildings were used by members of the Colbert family who were leaders of the Chickasaw Nation. The fort was acquired by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1962 and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.

Website does not specify services available at the site.

Fallen Timbers

Description

Near the site of the battle of Fallen Timbers, this small park contains a monument honoring Major General Anthony Wayne as well as smaller monuments to the soldiers and Native Americans who died in the battle. The battle of Fallen Timbers on 20 August, 1794, was decisive in bringing the Indians of the Northwest Territory to sign the Treaty of Greene Ville. By this treaty the Indians ceded southern and eastern Ohio to settlers. This brief battle, an overwhelming victory for Wayne's forces, was fought in an area recently ravaged by a windstorm, hence the name Fallen Timbers.

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Baranof Castle Hill State Historic Site

Description

Commonly referred to as Castle Hill, this park is one of the most historically significant sites in Alaska. Tlingit natives originally inhabited this area and built a strategic fortification at this site. Between 1804—1867, Russians occupied this site. In 1867, on top of Castle Hill, Alaska was officially transferred from Russia to the United States. Today, Castle Hill is a state historic site and also designated as a National Historic Landmark. A fully-accessible walkway leads visitors to the top of the hill and provides views of downtown Sitka and the waterfront. Interpretive panels provide opportunities to learn more about the history of this site.

Website does not indicate whether any interpretative services are present at the site, beyond signage.

Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site [ND]

Description

Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site is one of the most important archaeological sites in the state because of its well-preserved record of the fur trade and of personal tragedy. More than 150 years ago, it was the scene of devastating smallpox and cholera epidemics that decimated most of the inhabitants of a Mandan and later an Arikara Indian village. The archaeological remains of the large earthlodge village, cemetery, and two fur trade posts (Fort Clark Trading Post and Primeau's Post) are protected at the site, located one and one-quarter mile west of the town of Fort Clark, Mercer County.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site, beyond signage.

Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail [HI]

Description

The Trail is a 175-mile trail corridor full of cultural and historical significance. It traverses through hundreds of ancient Hawaiian settlement sites and through over 200 ahupua'a, or traditional sea to mountain land divisions. Cultural resources along the trail include several important heiau (temples), royal centers, kahua (house site foundations), loko 'ia (fishponds) ko'a (fishing shrines), ki'i pohaku (petroglyphs), holua (stone slide), and wahi pana (sacred places).

Website does not specify any interpretative services offered by the site.