Chief Plenty Coups (Alek-Chea-Ahoosh) Home | |
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| Nearest city | Pryor, Montana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°25′40″N 108°32′53″W / 45.42778°N 108.54806°W |
| Area | 190 acres (77 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000354[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 6, 1970[1] |
| Designated NHL | January 20, 1999[2] |
Chief Plenty Coups State Park is a state park located approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of Pryor, Montana, on the Crow Indian Reservation. Chief Plenty Coups' (Alek-Chea-Ahoosh) Home, located in the state park, is a National Historic Landmark with several contributing resources. The homestead was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1970[1] and became a National Historic Landmark in 1999.[2] The 195-acre (79 ha) property belonged to Chief Plenty Coups, the last traditional tribal Chief of the Apsáalooke people.[3][4] He and his wife, Strikes the Iron, left their home and property to all people in 1928. The only museum of Apsáalooke culture in the United States is located here along with a memorial to Plenty Coups and his achievements.[4]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Chief Plenty Coups (Alek-Chea-Ahoosh) Home". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ "Chief Plenty Coups State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ a b Gildart, Bert (March–April 2004). "A Place of Peace: Chief Plenty Coups State Park commemorates the great Apsáalooke warrior and his legacy of harmony and goodwill". Montana Outdoors. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2007.