North Dakota

State Information Back to top	Tree: American Elm Flower: Wild Prairie Rose Bird: Western Meadowlark Song: "North Dakota Hymn" Motto: Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable Nickname: Flickertail State Population: 638,800 Rank in Population: 47th nationwide Size: 70,704 square miles Rank in Size: 19th nationwide Places to Visit: Bonanzaville, USA: A preserved pioneer village, and museum in west Fargo. This village has 40 buildings including a church, a one-room schoolhouse, a general store, a log cabin, a town hall, a jail, a drugstore, a hotel, and a bar. International Peace Garden: A park that lies partly in North Dakota and partly in Manitoba, Canada. It symbolizes the long friendship between the United States and Canada. Theodore Roosevelt National Park: A park and wildlife sanctuary that lies in the scenic Badlands. It was established in1947 in memory of President Roosevelt. Knife River Indian Village Nation Historic Site: An Indian historic site near Stanton. This site includes the remains of 5 Hidatsa Indian Villages that were occupied until 1845.
Important Cities Back to top	Fargo Population: 74,111 Grand Forks Population: 49,425 Bismark Population: 49,256 Minot Population: 34,544 Dickonson Population: 16,097
State History Back to top	In 8,000 B.C. Indians came to the region now known as North Dakota. Then in 400 B.C., the Woodland Indians settled in eastern North Dakota. The Mandan Indians settle along the Missouri River in 1,000 A.D. In 1738, the first European came to North Dakota. He was a French-Canadian Fur trader named Pierre de La Verendrye. Also, in 1804 Lewis and Clark stopped in North Dakota and built Fort Mandan. Then, in 1861, North Dakota territory is established. On November 2, 1889, North Dakota became a state. In 1946, construction of Garrison Dam began. And , in 1957, an air-force base was built in Minot.
Important People Back to top	Lawerence Welk (1903-1992) He was born in Stasburg. He formed a band in the 1920's and became famous as the host and bandleader of "The Lawerence Welk Show." James Buchli (1945-) In 1985 he was a flight engineer for the space shuttle Discovery. In that same year he was part of the crew for the Challenger. He flew again in Discovery in 1989. He was born in Fargo. Roger Maris (1934-1985) He was a baseball player for the New York Yankees, and was American League's Most Valuable Player in 1960 and 1961. By hitting his 61st home run in 1961 he broke the record for the most home runs in one season until Mark Maguire hit 70. Maris grew up in Fargo.
Industry Back to top	53% services 22% government 14% agriculture 5% manufacturing 4% construction 2% mining