Heritage Renewal

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Editors Note Threat to Killdeer Mountain Battlefield

Editor's Roundtable on Prairie Public, 30 August 2013 - extended discussion inspired by Lauren Donovan's expose in the Bismarck Tribune - concerns about the historic integrity of the Killdeer Mountain Battlefield. Give a listen: http://news.prairiepublic.org/post/editors-roundtable-representative-kevin-cramer

posted by Center for Heritage Renewal # 5:12 PM

Friday, August 30, 2013

Killdeer Mountain

[North Dakota State University today has issued the following media advisory.]

The Center for Heritage Renewal at North Dakota State University is preparing a submission for the North Dakota Public Service Commission hearing in Killdeer on Sept. 4. The subject is an electrical power transmission line and substation proposed to be built, by Basin Electric, in the core area of the Killdeer Mountain Battlefield. The topic has been covered by North Dakota media, starting yesterday.

The Center for Heritage Renewal was established to identify, preserve and capitalize on the heritage resources of North Dakota and the northern plains. One of the center’s objectives is to assist state agencies, private organizations and the people of the state and region in generating prosperity and quality of life from heritage resources. Another objective is to provide expertise and action in the fields of historic preservation and heritage tourism.

The center recognizes the efforts of Basin Electric to support regional development but is concerned that the environmental impact statement for the project takes no cognizance of the historical significance of Killdeer Mountain.

The center has signed a contract with the National Park Service to survey and study the Killdeer Mountain Battlefield, which the park service has identified as a significant Civil War-era site in North Dakota. The contract is with the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service.

Killdeer Mountain was the chosen ground on which Dakota and Lakota fighters, including Inkpaduta and Sitting Bull, confronted the Northwest Expedition, commanded by General Alfred Sully, on July 28, 1864. This was the largest military engagement ever to take place on the Great Plains of North America, and a crucial episode in the Dakota War of 1862-64.

University Distinguished Professor Tom Isern, founding director of the center, observes, "Killdeer Mountain is the Gettysburg of the Plains. It is, arguably, the most significant historic site in all of North Dakota."

Contact: Tom Isern, University Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Center for Heritage Renewal, 701-799-2942

posted by Center for Heritage Renewal # 2:08 PM

Monday, August 26, 2013

Some Notes from Whitestone Hill: August 24, 2013

For some of the August 24, 2013 notes from the observances at Whitestone Hill, click on this link here. Look for a write up on the Whitestone Hill weekend by NDSU PhD Student Carole Butcher as well.

Labels: North Dakota, Whitestone Hill

posted by Aaron Barth # 4:19 PM

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

New Digs (Not Archeological)

The Center for Heritage Renewal suffered a setback this summer when sump failure caused a flood of the center office on the lower level of the Criminal Justice and Public Policy Building. This compelled evacuation of all center stuff to the warehouse of the Knox Building, a university property on 7th Avenue near I29. The equipment and files remain in storage, but there is promise now of their liberation. The provost has allocated suitable office space, in the Knox Building, for the center to occupy. The rooms, although is good shape, need a little work before the move-in. They will serve nicely as the center ramps up staffing and functions in line with its ongoing and new projects.

posted by Center for Heritage Renewal # 6:44 AM

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