The Shakopee Historic District is a

Registered Historic District A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from ce ...

Shakopee Shakopee ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is located southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

that includes significant historical artifacts from pre-contact Native American cultures, pre- and post-contact villages of Dakotah people, and early white settlers. The earliest sign of habitation are burial

mounds A mound is an artificial heap or pile, especially of earth, rocks, or sand. Mound and Mounds may also refer to: Places * Mound, Louisiana, United States * Mound, Minnesota, United States * Mound, Texas, United States * Mound, West Virginia * ...

, while the most recent include a

gristmill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separat ...

, inn ruins, and ferry landing. File:Murphy'sinn.JPG, Ruins of Murphy's Inn File:Murphy'sgristmill.JPG, unrestored gristmill File:Murphy'sLanding.JPG, Site of Murphy's Landing File:Shakopeemounds.JPG, Prehistoric burial mounds File:LandingOverlookShakopeeMN.jpg,

National Youth Administration The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal agency sponsored by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidency. It focused on providing work and education for Americans between the ages of 16 and 25. It operated from June 26, 1935 to ...

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References

Mounds in Minnesota Native American history of Minnesota Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Scott County, Minnesota Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Minnesota {{Minnesota-NRHP-stub