The Mitchell Site is an archaeological site in Davison County, South Dakota, near Mitchell, South Dakota. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. At the time of the designation in 1964, it was stated: The site contains what was once a village made of lodges surrounded by palisades. The site is managed by a nonprofit organization and is open to the public. The people who once lived on the Mitchell site acquired their food from many different sources. The discovery of food processing tools and carbonized seeds suggest that these people were growing much of their food. Artifacts, such as hoes and squash knives are also good indicators that they were farmers. Various types of carbonized seeds and corn cobs show they were growing corn, beans, squash, sunflowers and tobacco. Wikipedia [ - ]

The Mitchell Site is an archaeological site in Davison County, South Dakota, near Mitchell,... [ + ]