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Opened in 1989, the High Plains Western Heritage Center features a 5-State Regional Museum founded to honor the Old West Pioneers and American Indians of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana.
The Black Hills are rich with history. It is a region that was at the unique intersection of nearly every culture and economic circumstance that shaped the American West. The Center was founded to preserve this past, inform the present and interact with our visitors through our extensive collections, archives and live events.
In the News….
Watch the feature KNBN-TV Newscenter 1 recently aired on the High Plains Western Heritage Center.
“An Authentic Look Back at the American West”
Thank you KNBN!
New at the High Plains
Now open. A display of artifacts from the site of historic Ft. Sully northwest of Pierre. Also on display are native American potsherds unearthed from near the fort site. The items are currently on display in our Early Pioneers Room. More items will be coming. READ MORE
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Pioneer Kitchen Re-DoApril 1, 2020 - 10:57 amOn the second floor of the Western Heritage Center, visitors will find our Pioneer Kitchen where we display a wide range of artifacts depicting life for women in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. This display includes both a wood and an oil cookstove, a cream separator and butter churns, a Hoosier cabinet, a player […]
Dakota DaughtersFebruary 12, 2020 - 11:57 am