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Spirit mound, what was supposed to be inhabited by 18inchhigh devils, and of course they had to go see these devils. But once they got to the top of spear mount, what did they see . Their first bison. Acres and acres of bison and this flat land. And you have to remember, these are men coming from eastern United States who are used to trees and forests and hills and rocks, and so this open plain was like a farmers delight as well as a hunters delight with all these buffalo. And so and as they come up the rivera little bit farther, george shannon, the youngest member of the expedition, age 17, g...

South dakota, Sergeant Floyd had died, but the current city of sioux city, but when they got to now whats the current city of elpoint, south dakota, they elected thomas gasse as the mayor. Farther up the river, they saw spirit mound, where it was supposed to be inhabited by 18inch high devils. And they had to go see these dev devils. And what did they see when they got there . Bison, acres and acres of bison. And these are men coming from the eastern United States who are used to trees and forests and hills and rocks and this open plain is like a farmers delight, as well as a hunters delight w...

Civil war. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the watkins, its my distinct pleasure and honor to welcome our speaker today, mr. Robert k. Sutton. Mr. Sutton retired from the National Parks service after serving for nine years. He became the superintendent of the National Battlefield park. He has published a number of articles and reviews on various history topics. As a part of his job was leading the emphasize on expanding the currently serving as a consultant to the American Battle monuments commission, assisting Commission Staff in developing interpretive programs to commemorate the cent...

By just using the records that we have on the second floor, our research core, the archives themselves, and then also a Research Library of 40,000 volumes on the American West. Human habitation in the plains would date from certainly in this part of the country, from well before the current era. Most anthropologists north American Indians as far back as 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, plains culture. What you will see in this exhibit here is much more recent, perhaps about 1700, but it is still precontact. We date the contact period from about in this part of the country anyway, from about the 174...

The National Battlefield park. He has published a number of articles and reviews on various history topics. One of his primary interests as chief historian and as superintendent at mannasas was leading the emphasis on expanding the interpretation of the civil war for assessment. Dr. Sutton is currently serving as a consultant to the American Battle monuments commission, assisting Commission Staff in developing interpretive programs to commemorate the centennial of world war i, and hes currently working on a book on world war i aimed at middle school children. Dr. Sutton has continued teaching,...