Bismarck in Burleigh County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Camp Hancock Site Map
Camp Hancock State Historic Site
Photographed By Connor Olson, August 9, 2020
1. Camp Hancock State Site Map Marker
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Camp Hancock Site Map. Camp Hancock State Historic Site. The State Historical Society of North Dakota acquired Camp Hancock in 1951 for preservation as a state historic site. Work began to repair fire damage on the lone remaining structure, the officers quarters from the 1870s, used later as the U.S. Weather Bureau's office for North Dakota. The Society opened the building as a museum in 1955. At this time a recently retired Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive was moved onto the site to commemorate the role of the railroad in the creation of Camp Hancock and the city of Bismarck in 1872. In 1965 the oldest church in the city was moved to the site. The Bread of Life Church, later renamed St. George Episcopal, had been in use from 1881 to 1949 and was connected with many events from Bismarck's history.
Camp Hancock is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
1. Current Museum; Officers' quarters, 1872-1877; Quartermaster's office and signal station, 1877-1894; Weather Bureau offices, 1894-1940 , 2. U.S. Weather Bureau Cotton Region Instrument Shelter , 3. 1881 Church of the Bread of Life, moved to site in 1965 , 4. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey marker , 5. U.S. Weather Bureau rotunda and goldfish pond (current flower bed) , 6. 1909 Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive , 7. State Historical Society of Northern Dakota Maintenance shop , 8. August 1872 Camp Greeley location , 9. Commanding Officer's quarters, 1872-1877 Quartermaster's residence, 1877-1890s Weather Bureau station chief residence, 1894-1920s , 10. Original barracks and mess rooms, 1972-1875 11. Barracks addition, ca. 1875-kitchen, bakery, dispensary, hospital, laundry, and carpentry shop , 12. Warehouses, 1880s
Picture caption: Interior of the U.S. Weather Bureau office building with exhibits highlighting the history of Camp Hancock
The State Historical Society of North Dakota acquired Camp Hancock in 1951 for preservation as a state historic site. Work began to repair fire damage on the lone remaining structure, the officers quarters from the 1870s, used later as the U.S. Weather Bureau's office for North Dakota. The Society opened the building as a museum in 1955. At this time a recently retired Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive was moved onto the site to commemorate the role of the railroad in the creation of Camp Hancock and the city of Bismarck in 1872. In 1965 the oldest church in the city was moved to the site. The Bread of Life Church, later renamed St. George Episcopal, had been in use from 1881 to 1949 and was connected with many events from Bismarck's history.
Camp Hancock is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
1. Current Museum; Officers' quarters, 1872-1877; Quartermaster's office and signal station, 1877-1894; Weather Bureau offices, 1894-1940 2. U.S. Weather Bureau Cotton Region Instrument Shelter 3. 1881 Church of the Bread of Life, moved to site in 1965 4. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey marker 5. U.S. Weather Bureau rotunda and goldfish pond (current flower bed) 6. 1909 Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive 7. State Historical Society of Northern Dakota Maintenance shop 8. August
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1872 Camp Greeley location 9. Commanding Officer's quarters, 1872-1877 Quartermaster's residence, 1877-1890s Weather Bureau station chief residence, 1894-1920s 10. Original barracks and mess rooms, 1972-1875 11. Barracks addition, ca. 1875-kitchen, bakery, dispensary, hospital, laundry, and carpentry shop 12. Warehouses, 1880s
Picture caption: Interior of the U.S. Weather Bureau office building with exhibits highlighting the history of Camp Hancock
Erected by State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Location. 46° 48.312′ N, 100° 47.425′ W. Marker is in Bismarck, North Dakota, in Burleigh County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Main Avenue and North 1st Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 E Main Ave, Bismarck ND 58501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Museum, former officer's quarters and office building
Photographed By Connor Olson, August 9, 2020
4. Bread of Life Church
Photographed By Connor Olson, August 9, 2020
5. 1909 Northern Pacific Steam Locomotive.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2020, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 11, 2020, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
