DAKOTA BUTTES HISTORICAL SOCIETY

HETTINGER, ND

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The Dakota Buttes Historical Society is a non-profit organization located in Hettinger, North Dakota. The society is committed to preserving and promoting the historical heritage of the region. It was established in 1962 to commemorate the pioneers who settled in the area.

The society has a museum that showcases the rich history of Hettinger and the surrounding areas. The museum houses a vast collection of artifacts, documents, and photographs that tell the story of the region's past. The museum also features exhibits on Native American culture, early settlement, and the impact of agriculture and ranching on the region.

The society also maintains several historic sites in the area, including a one-room schoolhouse, a pioneer cabin, and a historic church. These sites offer visitors a glimpse into the lives of the early settlers and pioneers who made Hettinger their home.

The Dakota Buttes Historical Society is run by a board of volunteers who are passionate about preserving the history of the region. The society relies on donations and memberships to continue its work in preserving and promoting the area's historical heritage.

DAKOTA BUTTES HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in HETTINGER ND. US MID #8403800045

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

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The bedroom in abandoned house @ New England, North Dakota

The pithole inside abandoned house @ New England, North Dakota

Yellowstone Trail Historical Site From the Wikipedia:

The Yellowstone Trail was the first transcontinental automobile highway through the upper tier of states in the United States, established on May 23, 1912. It was an Auto Trail that ran from the Atlantic Ocean in Plymouth, Massachusetts, through Montana to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, to the Pacific Ocean in Seattle, Washington.

The Yellowstone Trail was conceived by Joseph William Parmley of Ipswich, South Dakota. In April 1912, the first step he and his local influential colleagues wanted was a 25-mile-long (40 km) good road from Ipswich over to Aberdeen, also in South Dakota. By May, the intent had expanded to get a transcontinental route built, including to the popular tourist destination to the west, Yellowstone National Park.

The automobile was just becoming popular, but there were few good all weather roads, no useful long distance roads, and no government marked routes. The federal government had not built roads in the 19th century, except for the National Road (aka National Pike) from Washington, D.C. to Vandalia, Illinois. Many states had constitutions that forbade &quot;internal improvements.&quot; The Yellowstone Trail developed in parallel with the nationwide effort for internal improvements, which included building and improving roads. Only the Yellowstone Trail, the Lincoln Highway, and the National Old Trails Road were transcontinental in length and notability, out of the 250 named Auto Trails of the era. In the early days of the Yellowstone Trail (generally before the advent of numeric signs and highway designations), the route was identified with yellow bands painted around trees and telephone poles, yellow arrows painted on barns, yellow painted rock piles, and so on.

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North Dakota boundary line - north @ New England, North Dakota

Contact DAKOTA BUTTES HISTORICAL SOCIETY

DAKOTA BUTTES HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 1273
HETTINGER
ND
58639

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DAKOTA BUTTES HISTORICAL SOCIETY Information

MID #	8403800045
Name	DAKOTA BUTTES HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	237326864
NTEECC	A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	46.011683, -102.63655
CODES	FIPS State Code: 38 FIPS County Code: 001 US Census Tract: 965600 US Census Block: 3080