Bismarck in Burleigh County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Camp Hancock Site Map

Camp Hancock State Historic Site

Camp Hancock State Site Map Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 9, 2020

1. Camp Hancock State Site Map Marker

Inscription. 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.

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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

Erected by State Historical Society of North Dakota.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 46° 48.312′ N, 100° 47.425′ W. Marker is in Bismarck, North Dakota, in Burleigh County. It 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

Camp Hancock Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 9, 2020

2. Camp Hancock Site

at or near this postal address: 101 E Main Ave, Bismarck ND 58501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on North Dakota’s Missouri Plateau.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Locomotive #2164 (here, next to this marker); Episcopalian Services In The Area (a few steps from this marker); Hancock History (a few steps from this marker); Church of the Bread of Life (a few steps from this marker); Federal Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); First News of Custer’s Death (approx. ¼ mile away); Burleigh County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of First Court House of Burleigh County, Dakota Territory (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bismarck.

Also see . . . Camp Hancock State Historic

Museum, former officer's quarters and office building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 9, 2020

3. Museum, former officer's quarters and office building

Site. (Submitted on August 11, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.)

Bread of Life Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 9, 2020

4. Bread of Life Church

1909 Northern Pacific Steam Locomotive. image. Click for full size.

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 Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 11, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.