National Historic Landmark · South Dakota

Fort Thompson Mounds

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressSD
CountyBuffalo County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forPrehistoric archaeology
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000711
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

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A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.
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Questions people ask

When was Fort Thompson Mounds listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Fort Thompson Mounds?

Buffalo County, South Dakota.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The spreadsheet marks its address as restricted, so no coordinates are shown from any source. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000711. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.