Minneapolis Archeological site

The Minneapolis Archeological Site (14OT5) near Minneapolis, Kansas, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 for its information potential as an archeological site.[1]

Minneapolis Archeological Site (14OT5)
Nearest cityMinneapolis, Kansas
Area30 acres (12 ha)
NRHP reference No.72000520[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1972

It is a prehistoric village site in Ottawa County, Kansas. It is the premier site of its phase, the Smoky Hill phase.[2]

A bison scapula hoe is one artifact found at the site.[3]

It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Minneapolis, between the Solomon River and Salt Creek[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Roper, Donna C. "The Whiteford Family of Salina". Kansas History 25.4 (2002): 244-257: 247.
  3. "Bison scapula hoe". Kansas Memory.
  4. Wedel, Waldo. "Minneapolis 1: A Prehistoric Village Site in Ottawa County, Kansas". Nebraska History Magazine 15.3 (1934): 210-238: 222.


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