[4] It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places under the name Pawnee Indian Village Site.

[5] At the site are the remains of a village once occupied by the Kitkehahki, or Republican, band of the Pawnee tribe of Native Americans.

Both nations sought allies among the Native American peoples of the territory, including the Pawnees.

[7][8] The state appropriated $3,000 to fence the land and build a 26-foot (7.9 m) granite monument commemorating the 1806 flag incident.

At the 1901 dedication ceremony, several of the speakers drew parallels between Pike's symbolic triumph over Spain and the recent American victory in the Spanish–American War.