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Gavins Point Dam—Lewis & Clark Lake
Geology, Paleontology, Archeology, History
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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White Bear Cliff and Gavins Point after the
flooding of the reservoir. Gavins Point, a geographical feature that
has given its name to the dam located several miles downstream, is
probably synonymous with the White Bear Cliff described by Lewis and
Clark. Gavins Point was first selected as a suitable damsite, but after
further study, it was discovered that the current location was more
satisfactory. The name Gavins Point is derived from Mr. Michael J.
Gavin, a well-known farmer and business man of the Yankton area.
Photo—U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Calumet Bluff. In 1804, Lewis and Clark met in council with the
Yankton Sioux near this spot. Today the bluff forms the
right or south abutment of the Gavins Point Dam.
Photo—U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
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The "Devils Nest". This picturesque name has been given
to a part of the south bank of the Missouri extending from near the site
of the old village of Frankfort, almost to Santee. The name suggests
the ruggedness of the region; in fact, the highest point reaches 450
feet above the river bottoms. The area allegedly served as a refuge for
rustlers and other outlaws, and according to legend, the James brothers
hid here for several days following the famous Northfield (Minnesota)
bank robbery. Photo—Missouri Basin Project, Smithsonian
Institution
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River bluffs of the "Devils Nest" before construction of the Gavins
Point Dam. Photo—U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Shell beads, shell "bear claws", and a cord-roughened potsherd from
Woodland sites in the Lewis and Clark Lake area.
Photo—Missouri Basin Project, Smithsonian Institution
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Archeologists excavating the Larson Deep Site (25KX7), a
deeply buried camp site located in the western portion of the reservoir.
Cultural remains were exposed in the bank of a ravine cutting through an
ancient terrace fill deposited high above the Missouri River.
Photo—Laboratory of Anthropology, University of Nebraska (Nebraska
State Archeological Survey).
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(omitted from the online edition)
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Siouan scaffold burials. The body with its funeral
offerings was exposed on a high platform; secondary burial in the earth
might follow after the flesh had decomposed. Earlier inhabitants
interred their dead in the earth, often with many individuals included
in a single ossuary. Photos—S. J. Morrow Collection, courtesy of
the W. H. Over Museum, University of South Dakota
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Sioux camp in the outskirts of Yankton, probably in the
1870's. Photos—S. J. Morrow Collection, courtesy of the W. H. Over
Museum, University of South Dakota
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Chiefs of the Ponca Nation and their Indian Agent,
probably photographed in the 1870's. Photos—S. J. Morrow
Collection, courtesy of the W. H. Over Museum, University of South
Dakota
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Big Snake, a Ponca warrior. He is wearing a necklace of
bear claws and a choker of seed beads. The pipe tomahawk is of a type
common in the Plains. Photos—S. J. Morrow Collection, courtesy of
the W. H. Over Museum, University of South Dakota
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Chiefs of the Yankton Sioux with their Indian Agents.
Photos—S. J. Morrow Collection, courtesy of the W. H. Over Museum,
University of South Dakota
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Sioux tipis on Ponca Creek. Photos—S. J. Morrow Collection,
courtesy of the W. H. Over Museum, University of South Dakota
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The Santee Agency. Following the uprising of 1862,
the Santee Sioux were removed from their home in Minnesota to Dakota,
and finally, in 1867, were established on a permanent reservation in
northeastern Nebraska (the Santee Reservation No. 3). The Santee soon
became accustomed to the existence of the White Man, and with a decline
in population, the agency became less and less necessary. It was
abandoned in 1919, but a subagency office was retained in Niobrara.
Photo—Missouri Basin Project, Smithsonian Institution
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The Alfred L. Riggs Hall, Santee. This building formed an important part
of the Santee Normal Training School, an institution established by the
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Until it was
abandoned in 1930, the school supplied many native teachers for
the Dakotas. Photo—U. S. National Park Service
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Last Updated: 08-Sep-2008
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