North Dakota is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest,named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east,South Dakota to the south,and Montana to the west. North Dakota is part of the Great Plains region,characterized by broad prairies,steppe,temperate savanna,badlands,and farmland. It is believed to host the geographic center of North America,Rugby,and is home to what was once the tallest artificial structure in the Western Hemisphere,the KVLY-TV mast.
Scouting in North Dakota has a long history,from the 1910s to the present day,serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
Devils Lake is a city in and the county seat of Ramsey County,North Dakota,United States. The population was 7,192 at the 2020 census. It is named after the nearby body of water called Devils Lake. The first house built by an Euro-American settler was in 1882. It was surveyed in 1883 and named Creelsburg and later Creel City,after the surveyor,Heber M. Creel. In 1884 it was renamed Devils Lake.
The Empire Builder is a daily long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and either Seattle or Portland via two sections west of Spokane. Introduced in 1929,it was the flagship passenger train of the Great Northern Railway and was retained by Amtrak when it took over intercity rail service in 1971.
WDAZ-TV is a television station licensed to Devils Lake,North Dakota,United States,serving the Grand Forks area as an affiliate of ABC. It is owned by the Forum Communications Company,which also owns the Grand Forks Herald. WDAZ-TV's news bureau and advertising sales office are located on South Washington Street in Grand Forks,and its transmitter is located near Dahlen,North Dakota. Despite Devils Lake being WDAZ-TV's city of license,the station maintains no physical presence there.
Henry Clay Hansbrough was a United States politician who served as the first United States Representative from North Dakota,as well as a Senator from North Dakota.
The North Dakota Army National Guard is headquartered at the Fraine Barracks in Bismarck,North Dakota,and consists of the 68th Troop Command,headquartered in Bismarck,and the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade,headquartered in Fargo,North Dakota. Their main installation and armory is at Camp Grafton.
Fort Totten State Historic Site is a historic fort that sits on the shores of Devils Lake near Fort Totten,North Dakota. During its 13 years of operation as a fort,Fort Totten was used during the American Indian wars to enforce the peace among local Native American tribes and to protect transportation routes. After its closing in 1890,it operated until 1959 as a Native American boarding school,called the Fort Totten Indian Industrial School. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971;in its nomination form,the State Historical Society of North Dakota called it "one of the best preserved military posts... in the Trans-Mississippi West for the Indian Wars period".
North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind is a branch of the North Dakota government offering services to visually impaired residents of all ages in North Dakota. It is centered in Grand Forks,with regional offices in Bismarck,Fargo,Jamestown,and Minot.
U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is a 358.090-mile-long (576.290 km) United States Numbered Highway in North Dakota,which runs from the Montana state line east to the Red River at Grand Forks. The route connects the cities of Williston,Minot,and Grand Forks. Of the 358 miles (576 km) of US 2 in North Dakota,all but the westernmost 12 miles (19 km) have four lanes.
The 2009 Red River flood along the Red River of the North in North Dakota and Minnesota in the United States and Manitoba in Canada brought record flood levels to the Fargo-Moorhead area. The flood was a result of saturated and frozen ground,spring snowmelt exacerbated by additional rain and snow storms,and virtually flat terrain. Communities along the Red River prepared for more than a week as the U.S. National Weather Service continuously updated the predictions for the city of Fargo,North Dakota,with an increasingly higher projected river crest. Originally predicted to reach a level of near 43 feet (13 m) at Fargo by March 29,the river in fact crested at 40.84 feet (12.45 m) at 12:15 a.m. March 28,and started a slow decline. The river continued to rise to the north as the crest moved downstream.
JLG Architects is an architecture firm that specializes in urban design,master planning and architectural design for sports/recreation facilities,universities,K-12 schools,aviation facilities,medical centers,and mixed-use/multi-family housing. JLG has offices in Minneapolis,St. Cloud,and Alexandria,Minnesota,and Grand Forks,Bismarck,Minot,Williston,and Fargo,North Dakota,Rapid City and Sioux Falls,South Dakota,and Boston,Massachusetts.
George Hancock was an architect active in North Dakota,Montana and Minnesota.
The Dinnie Brothers was a construction firm in Grand Forks and Fargo,North Dakota. They built over 60 percent of the commercial buildings in Grand Forks,and much of downtown Fargo after the Fargo Fire of 1893. Both brothers were born at Dundas County,Ontario,Canada. They came to Grand Forks in 1881.
Aviation in North Dakota takes place around the state's 89 public airfields,including 8 commercial airports. Notable North Dakota aviators include Carl Ben Eielson,Bruce Peterson,and James Buchli.
The 1914 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 3,1914. Incumbent Senator Asle Gronna,a Republican,sought re-election in his first popular election. Against several strong challengers,he won the Republican primary,though only with a plurality. In the general election,he faced former U.S. Senator William E. Purcell,the Democratic nominee. Gronna ultimately had little difficulty defeating Purcell to win re-election.
Shannon Roers Jones is an American attorney and politician. She served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 46th district since December 1,2016. She was the North Dakota House Republican Caucus Chairperson from 2019 to 2021.
Minnie Jean Nielson was an American educator and literacy activist from North Dakota. She served as the eleventh North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1919 to 1926.
George A. Totten,Sr. was an American minister,newspaper publisher,and politician. He served on the now-defunct North Dakota Board of Regents (1917-1919) and the North Dakota Board of Administration (1919-1921).
