MN 101, Shakopee, Minnesota. County/parish: Scott.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 11, 1972. NRIS 72000682.
7 contributing buildings. 4 contributing sites. 15 contributing structures.
The Shakopee Historic District is a historic district in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. Stretching along the south bank of the Minnesota River, it encompasses pre-contact Native American habitation and burial sites, a contact-era Dakota village, early Euro-American buildings, and a ferry landing. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 for its significance in the themes of prehistoric archaeology, aboriginal historical archaeology, non-aboriginal historical archaeology, and architecture.
The western end of the district has been developed into Shakopee's Memorial Park, while the eastern side is The Landing, a living history village operated by Three Rivers Park District.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93200961