Things To Do in Stanton, North Dakota

The 1,758-acre site, which was inhabited for around 8,000 years, preserves historic and archaelogical remnants of the culture and agricultural lifestyle of the Northern Plains Indians. Knife River ... More on Heritage

The park contains remnants of historic and prehistoric American Indian villages, last occupied in 1845 by the Hidatsa and Mandan. ... More on Epinions.com

The Leland Olds Station (LOS) is named for Leland Olds, a champion of public power who served on the Federal Power Commission for 10 years under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a speech in 1959, Olds called for the construction ... More on FactoryToursUSA

'Fort Mandan' was the name of the encampment at which the Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered in 1804-1805. The encampment was located on the Missouri River approximately twelve miles from Washburn, North Dakota, though the precise ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. With 168 days and 1,600 miles behind them, the Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived near the Knife River Villages. Captain William Clark wrote: October 27, 1804: "came too at the Village on the L. S. this village is situated ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On this site are the remains of a large earthlodge village originally settled by the Mandan Indians (ca.1822) and the trading forts Clark and Primeau. Previous to the establishment of Fort Clark, an unnamed post was built ... More on HMDB

Explore the lives of the Northern Plains Indians on the Upper Missouri Step into a reconstructed earthlodge and imagine boiling buffalo meat in a clay pot or pounding corn with a mortar and pest... More on Nps.gov

The Knife River Indian Villages are primarily an archaeological site, and any excavations have been re-covered. Be prepared to look mostly at mounds; however, the walk among the sites is nice. Also... More on TripAdvisor

This village, part of the larger Knife River Indian Village complex, was the place, in 1804, where Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery arrived and met the influential Shoshone woman Sacagawea. The pioneers, dispatched by President ... More on Heritage

Reconstructed Fort Mandan rests in the riparian forests of the Missouri River. The refurnished rooms of this full size replica depict the equipage of the Lewis & Clark Expedition and provide the realistic setting for a grand learning ... More on familydaysoutusa