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27 dossiers26 claims15 legends11 alleged entities5 ghost townsheaviest files, ranked →

The record for North Dakota opens with Sims, Standing Rock and Fort Abraham Lincoln — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Apparition (12 dossiers), Named Ghost Legend (7) and Legend (2). Of its 27 sites, 17 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is North Dakota State Hospital, established 1885.

Localities:Mandan2 Medora2 Buford2 Bismarck2

By filing type:Sites8 Ghost towns5 Historic settlements3

By phenomenon:apparitions12 named ghost legends7

Sims

Almont, North Dakota

The ghost church on the prairie—the last building standing.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Standing Rock

Fort Yates, North Dakota

The reservation where Sitting Bull was killed—December 15, 1890.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Abraham Lincoln

Mandan, North Dakota

Custer’s last post—where he rode to the Little Bighorn.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Medora

Medora, North Dakota

The Badlands town—where the Marquis built his chateau.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Knife River Villages

Stanton, North Dakota

Sacagawea’s home—the Hidatsa earthlodge villages.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Whitestone Hill

Kulm, North Dakota

September 3, 1863—the attack on the Dakota village.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Buford

Buford, North Dakota

July 20, 1881—where Sitting Bull surrendered.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Mandan

Washburn, North Dakota

The winter of 1804-05—where Lewis and Clark met Sacagawea.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Totten

Fort Totten, North Dakota

The best-preserved frontier fort—and reportedly one of the most haunted.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site

Abercrombie, North Dakota

Fort associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

North Dakota State Hospital

Jamestown, North Dakota

The 1885 territorial asylum on the hill—still the state’s psychiatric center.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Historic Settlement

Like-A-Fishhook Village

Garrison, North Dakota

Historic settlement associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Liberty Memorial Building

Bismarck, North Dakota

Library associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Memory Gardens Cemetery

Valley City, North Dakota

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Custer House at Fort Abraham Lincoln

Mandan, North Dakota

Historic house associated with documented cultural history.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Medora, North Dakota

The Badlands that made a president—the Elkhorn ranch site.

Fort Union

Buford, North Dakota

The 1828 trading post—the Upper Missouri’s grandest.

Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, North Dakota

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

Verendrye

Verendrye, North Dakota

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

Historic Settlement

Double Ditch Indian Village State Historic Site

Bismarck, North Dakota

Historic settlement associated with documented cultural history.

Historic Settlement

Fort Clark State Historic Site

Fort Clark, North Dakota

Historic settlement associated with documented cultural history.

San Haven State Hospital

Dunseith, North Dakota

Hospital associated with documented cultural history.

Fort Dilts State Historic Site

Rhame, North Dakota

Battlefield associated with documented cultural history.

Arena

Arena, North Dakota

Ghost town associated with documented cultural history.

Historic Cemetery

Standing Rock State Historic Site

Nome, North Dakota

Historic cemetery documented in historical or public cultural sources.

Killdeer Mountain Battlefield State Historic Site

Killdeer, North Dakota

Battlefield documented in historical or public cultural sources.

Omemee

Omemee, North Dakota

Ghost town documented in historical or public cultural sources.