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The Chateau de Mores - 1/8 mile west and 1/8 miles south of Medora
Chimney Park - west edge of Medora
De Mores Memorial Park - downtown Medora
Hours: 8:30 a.m.- 6:15 p.m. MDT with the last tickets sold at 5:30 p.m. Allow one hour per visit. It is suggested that visitors enter the Chateau no later than 5:30 p.m. so as not to be rushed.
Winter hours start September 16, 9 am - 5 pm (MT) Wed. - Sunday. Winter rates are ½ price which includes interpretive center galleries; if a tour of the house is arranged admission is full price.
Chateau historic house museum
Interpretive Center Exhibits
Modern Facilities
Restroom (limited ADA and open hours only)
Ramps into both buildings
Tourist information
Meeting rooms, Outdoor facilities such as Chimney Park, Chateau Porch, Interpretive Center patio available. Contact Beverly Kaye @ (701) 623-4355
Adults: $7.00
Children: ( age 6 -15) $3.00
Preschool: Free
Tour Bus $2 per person for groups of 20 or more.
School Bus Tours $1.00 per student, adults accompanying children get free admission.
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Rails, Ranching and Riches: The Marquis de Mores in Dakota
Permanent Exhibit
This exhibit at the site’s interpretive center tells the story of the Marquis de Mores (1858-1896), a French nobleman and entrepreneur who, from 1883 to 1886, ran a cutting-edge meatpacking plant and other businesses in the town he named after his wife, Medora. His family’s 26-room summer home includes thousands of original artifacts. Featured is a smaller-scale refrigerator car, along with the Deadwood, an original stagecoach from the Marquis’s Deadwood and Medora Stage and Forwarding Company.
North Dakota Remembers World War II
October 22, 2010 through October 2012
(in the temporary exhibit gallery)
Presenting stories of North Dakotans from all branches of the armed forces and their experiences worldwide, North Dakota Remembers World War II features a selection of the more than 1,200 interviews collected through the North Dakota Veterans History Project coordinated by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The exhibit also features World War II-era uniforms, medals, photographs and other artifacts related to personal experiences in the war.
Great Photographs of World War II
Through October 2012
A display of photographs taken by combat photographers from the Office of War Information and all branches of the U.S. military, Great Photographs of World War II documents some of the experiences of veterans of World War II. They were compiled by the Folmer Graflex Corporation in Rochester, New York, manufacturer of the Graflex camera equipment used by combat photographers and in military aircraft.
Chateau De Mores State Historic Site Orientation Film
Take this opportunity to get a brief glimpse of the historic 26-room hunting cabin that is now known as the Chateau De Mores. Built on a bluff overlooking the town of Medora, find out more about why it was built and the grand visions that the Marquis De Mores had for Dakota Territory.
Address:
1/8 miles W and 1/8 miles S of
Medora Chimney Park -
west edge of Medora
De Mores Memorial Park -
downtown Medora, ND 58654
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Hours:
Winter hours start September 16, 9 am - 5 pm (MDT) Wed. - Sunday.
Winter rates are ½ price which includes interpretive center galleries;
if a tour of the house is arranged admission is full price.
Contact Us:
phone: (701) 623-4355
fax: (701) 328-3710
email: histsoc@nd.gov
