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Photograph of Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site
Photograph by Ammodramus, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Pawnee Indian Village Site

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

From the record

“The Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 14RP1, is an archaeological site and museum located near the city of Republic in the state of Kansas in the Midwestern United States. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places under the name Pawnee Indian Village Site.”

Wikipedia article Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Republic County · listed in 1971 · category: Site.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. On KS 266 and the Republican River, Republic, 66964
  • When was it listed? May 1971
  • Category. site
  • Township. White Rock township
  • National Register reference number. 71000325 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

1 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Pawnee Indian Village Site in 2017, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresRepublic County1700014

Every fire recorded in Republic County

Storms near this property

60 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Republic, the town this property stands in, in 75 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 41 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 5 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2003Flash FloodRepublic$3,400,000Thunderstorms persisted over north and west parts of Republic county the night of the 22nd. Rainfall amounts in excess of 12 inches were reported in some areas. The resulting runoff caused flash flooding. Water was 3 to 4 feet deep on some roadways and vehicles were washed off roadways and rescue efforts made of the vehicles occupants. Several roads were completely washed out. Two homes were destroyed by the floodwaters. Deer and cattle were reported swimming. Some people were stranded in homes and in need of rescue. Fields were flooded and there was severe crop damage. The runoff caused the Republican River to rise quickly and overflow. It was reported to be 1 mile wide in places. The river crested at 15 feet at Scandia early in the morning of the 23rd. Flood stage is 10 feet.
May 2004Tornado (F2)Republic$90,000A tornado touched down at the Pawnee Indian Museum and damaged a roof to the museum building before moving 2 miles and lifting at the edge of Republic. Along the tornado's path a windmill was destroyed, power lines were downed, and 3 center pivoting irrigation systems were damaged. A one ton granite memorial at the Pawnee Indian Museum was moved 8 feet off the foundation.
June 2003Tornado (F2)Republic$80,000A tornado struck 3 miles northeast of Republic and moved northeast 4 miles and destroyed a house in its path before it dissipated near the Nebraska border.
June 2003Tornado (F1)Republic$60,000A fourth tornado touched down near Republic and moved northeast for 2 miles and damaged a home before dissipating.
May 2007Flash FloodRepublic$50,000Water flowing over Fir road one-half mile east of the city of Republic...as well as 2 miles west of highway 81 on Fir road.
August 2005Flash FloodRepublic$50,000Fast flowing water over secondary roads.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic$9,000A tornado touched down briefly at a farm and damaged a barn.
May 2006Flash FloodRepublic$5,000Up to 4.5 inches of rain produced fast flowing water over a road on the west side of town, and the highway department was barricading the road.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindRepublic$5,000High winds caused significant tree damage.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Measured 59 mph gust at personal weather station.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Measured on a personal weather station.
July 2023HailRepublic-Half dollar sized hail reported.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Pea size hail also reported.
June 2018Flash FloodRepublic-Several inches of water reported over the highway.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Tree limbs were reported down, size unknown. Estimated wind gust of 60 MPH.
May 2016HailRepublic-Up to quarter size hail at the post office, covering the ground.
December 2016Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Trained spotter estimated wind speeds of 60 mph.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Tree limbs up to 2 inches in diameter down.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindRepublic-A trained spotter near Republic reported a 60 mph wind gust.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Measured 60 mph gust on home weather station.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Wind gust of at least 60mph reported by Law Enforcement. Tree limbs broken off. Very heavy rain and small hail also reported.
May 2007HailRepublic-A measured 48mph wind gust was also reported.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindRepublic-The top of a 4 inch diameter tree was blown off.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Spotter reports gusts up to 60 mph.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Trees reported down
April 2005HailRepublic-10 minute duration
April 2005HailRepublic-hail covered ground
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A tornado touched down briefly in rural areas.
May 2004Funnel CloudRepublic-A funnel cloud was sighted over Republic.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A tornado briefly touched down in rural country near Republic.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A tornado briefly touched down in a rural area northeast of Republic.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A second tornado touched down a few minutes later in the same area as the first tornado.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A tornado touched down briefly in open country.
April 2026HailRepublic-no account filed
May 2015HailRepublic-no account filed
September 2015HailRepublic-no account filed
September 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
September 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
September 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2009HailRepublic-no account filed
August 2009HailRepublic-no account filed
August 2009HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2008HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2008HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2008HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2007HailRepublic-no account filed
August 2007HailRepublic-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindRepublic-no account filed
June 2004HailRepublic-no account filed
May 2004HailRepublic-no account filed
May 2004HailRepublic-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Republic County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Woodland Place Stock Farm3.1 miles2015

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 71000325 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Republic CountyAll 11 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.