De Mores Memorial Park
National Register of Historic Places

De Mores Memorial Park

Medora, Billings County, North Dakota
Listed
March 4, 2019
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
100003204

About this property

The De Mores Memorial Park in Medora, North Dakota was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. The park is located in downtown Medora and is about .25 acres (0.10 ha) in size. It includes a 1926 bronze statue of the Marquis de Mores, donated by his sons.

Location

Medora, Billings County, North Dakota
46.91447, -103.52560

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 100003204. It was listed on March 4, 2019.

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARTSOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

St. Mary's Catholic Church
Industrial
0.1 mi
Billings County Courthouse
Civil War
0.2 mi
Von Hoffman House
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of the Little Missouri 1864
1864Indian Wars
1.1 mi
Theodore Roosevelt — Little Missouri Boat Thief Pursuit ND
1886Frontier
2.5 mi
Battle of the Badlands Aug 1864
1864Civil War
2.8 mi
Crow Creek-equivalent Northern Plains Massacre (Fagerberg Site)
1400Pre-Columbian
3.2 mi
Battle of the Badlands 1864 — Sully's Pursuit
1864Indian Wars
3.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was De Mores Memorial Park listed on the National Register?

De Mores Memorial Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 4, 2019.

What type of historic resource is De Mores Memorial Park?

De Mores Memorial Park is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for De Mores Memorial Park?

The period of significance for De Mores Memorial Park is recorded as the civil_war era.

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