Signal Butte

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Signal Butte
Signal Butte NHL.jpg
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[edit]

  1. ^ Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 
  2. ^ a b c "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.