National Register of Historic Places

Basin Oil Field Tipi Rings (48CA1667)

Piney, Campbell County, Wyoming

Listed

December 13, 1985

Type

Site

Period

Colonial

Ref No.

85003165

About this property

The Basin Oil Field Tipi Rings were first noted during a cultural resource inventory along a coal slurry pipeline route. Located near the confluence of Caballo Creek and the Belle Fourche River in northeastern Wyoming, the site primarily represents a Middle Missouri encampment in the Late Prehistoric or Protohistoric periods. The site may also have been occupied in the Late Archaic period. The middle Missouri tradition includes elements of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Crow. The tipi ring site comprises seven stone circles, a stone cairn, a fire hearth and scattered stones. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Location

Piney, Campbell County, Wyoming

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When was Basin Oil Field Tipi Rings (48CA1667) listed on the National Register?

Basin Oil Field Tipi Rings (48CA1667) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Basin Oil Field Tipi Rings (48CA1667)?

Basin Oil Field Tipi Rings (48CA1667) is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Basin Oil Field Tipi Rings (48CA1667)?

The period of significance for Basin Oil Field Tipi Rings (48CA1667) is recorded as the colonial era.

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