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Mitchell is a city in and the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota, United States. [5] The population was 15,660 at the 2020 census making it the sixth most populous city in South Dakota. [6] Mitchell is the principal city of the Mitchell Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Davison and Hanson counties.
With so much outdoors and history to explore, Mitchell invites you to discover more than the iconic roadside attraction in the World's Only Corn Palace. Visit the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village to learn about the area’s history, including its first inhabitants.
Mitchell, city, seat (1874) of Davison county, southeastern South Dakota, U.S. It lies in the James River valley near Firesteel Creek (there dammed to form Lake Mitchell), about 70 miles (110 km) west of Sioux Falls. Arikara and, later, Sioux Indians were early inhabitants of the area.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Located in downtown Mitchell, the museum features permanent exhibits showcasing the city's early days, including a pioneer kitchen, a one-room schoolhouse, and a replica of an early 20th-century drugstore.
In the pre-colonial time before the Europeans arrived, there were hunter-gatherer peoples west of the Missouri River, Woodland culture along the eastern lakes, and Plains Villages and Oneota cultures all in what is now South Dakota. The western cultures are now known as the Crow Nation and Cheyenne.
Feb 23, 2023 · The Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village is a National Historic Landmark that features a reconstructed village and museum showcasing the history of the area’s native inhabitants. Mitchell is home to the Dakota Discovery Museum, which has exhibits on the history and culture of the region.
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The Mitchell Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 39DV2, is an important archaeological site in Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. At that time it was the only reliably dated site of the Lower James River Phase (Initial Variant).