NORTH DAKOTA

Peace Garden State

Origin of state's name: Dakota is the Sioux Indian word for "friend"

North Dakota's dark blue field displays a bald eagle holding an olive branch and a bundle of arrows in its claws. In its beak, the eagle carries a ribbon with the words " One nation made up of many states". The shield on its breast has thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen states. The fan shaped design above the eagle represents the birth of a new nation, the United States. The name "North Dakota" appears on a red scroll below the eagle.

Entered Union: November 2, 1889; 39th State
Capital: Bismarck
Motto: Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable
Flower: Wild prairie rose
Bird: Western meadowlark
Tree: American elm
Song: North Dakota Hymn

A LITTLE HISTORY
Pierre La Verendrye was the first French fur trader in the area (1738), followed later by the English. The U.S. acquired half the territory in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Lewis and Clark built Ft. Mandan and spent the winter of 1804-1805 there. In 1818, American ownership of the other half was confirmed by agreement with Britain. The first permanent settlement was at Pembina in 1812. Missouri River steamboats reached the area in 1832; the first railroad in 1873; these events brought in many homesteaders. The state was first to hold a presidential primary in 1912.

FACTS AND TRIVIA ABOUT NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota is the most rural of all the states, with farms covering more than 90% of the land.

The official drink of North Dakota is milk.

Dedicated in 1932, the Peace Garden celebrates the good relations between the U.S. and Canada.

Farther from a moderating body of water than any other state, ND is an extreme example of "continental climate". The temperatures range from -20° F (-29° C) to 90° F (32° C).

The state is a bird watcher's paradise, with some 365 species of commonly seen songbirds, shorebirds, birds of prey, wading birds, upland birds, and more nesting waterfowl than any other state.

The waters of Devil's Lake, the largest natural body of water in ND, are spring-fed and cover more than 70,000 prairie acres.

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Writing Rock, near Grenora, is a large glacial boulder covered with Indian picture writing.

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