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1364:Rhode Island
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1059:Other topics
904:Signal Butte
899:Schultz site
868:Dismal River
725:McClean Site
720:Leshara Site
623:Cheyenne War
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975:Indian Hill
970:Indian Cave
909:Site 25SM20
766:Ahkawitakol
745:Wright Site
542:Petalesharo
448:Sac and Fox
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1716:Categories
1404:Washington
1324:New Mexico
1319:New Jersey
1194:California
939:Yutan Site
889:Ash Hollow
884:Leary Site
740:Kelso Site
567:Jim Thorpe
218:98°09′49″W
215:42°48′29″N
136:References
78:cemeteries
32:Ponca Fort
1414:Wisconsin
1379:Tennessee
1284:Minnesota
1259:Louisiana
552:Red Cloud
458:Winnebago
329:Missouria
125:Fort Lisa
91:found in
66:Cheyennes
1602:Nebraska
1570:Category
1399:Virginia
1349:Oklahoma
1329:New York
1304:Nebraska
1294:Missouri
1279:Michigan
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1254:Kentucky
1234:Illinois
1209:Delaware
1199:Colorado
1189:Arkansas
863:Woodland
664:Niobrara
324:Meskwaki
309:Comanche
283:Nebraska
119:See also
105:palisade
62:Arikaras
1516:Related
1419:Wyoming
1394:Vermont
1299:Montana
1239:Indiana
1219:Georgia
1214:Florida
1184:Arizona
1174:Alabama
502:Big Elk
304:Arikara
299:Arapaho
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1354:Oregon
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1249:Kansas
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659:Pawnee
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1757:Ponca
1671:is a
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1486:Palau
1384:Texas
1264:Maine
1229:Idaho
822:Nanza
776:Pahuk
761:Pahur
443:Ponca
438:Omaha
433:Ioway
395:Hocak
374:Sioux
339:Omaha
319:Kiowa
28:Ponca
24:Nanza
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1440:Guam
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