| Capital
Bismarck |
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| Nickname
Peace Garden State, Flickertail State, Roughrider State |
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| Motto
“Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable” |
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| Admitted To Union
November 2,1889 — 39th State |
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| Size
70,704 square miles |
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| Highest Point
White Butte; 3,506 feet |
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| Lowest Point
Red River; 750 feet |
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| Geographic Center
Sheridan, 5 miles southwest of McClusky |
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| Topography
Central lowlands in the east comprises the flat Red River Valley and the rolling drift prairie; Missouri plateau of the Great Plains in the west. |
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| Population
(2016) 757,952 |
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| State Flower
Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana) |
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| Honorary Equine
The Nokota Horse |
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| State Bird
Western Meadowlark |
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| State Tree
American Elm (Ulmus Americana) |
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| State Song
North Dakota Hymn |
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| State Fish
Northern Pike |
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| State Fossil
Tereda petrified Wood |
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| Largest Cities
Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, Mandan, Dickinson, Jamestown, West Fargo |
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| Economy
Agriculture: Wheat, cattle, barley, sunflowers, milk, sugar beets |
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| Industry
Food processing, machinery, mining, tourism |
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| Flag
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. |
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| Origin of state’s name
Dakota is the Sioux Indian word for “friend” |
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Famous North Dakotans |
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| Angie Dickinson – actress, Kulm
Ivan Dmitri – artist John Bernard Flannagan – sculptor, Fargo Phyllis Frelich – actress, Devils Lake William H. Gass – writer and philosopher, Fargo Phil Jackson – basketball player, coach Dr. Leon O. Jacobson – researcher, educator, Sims Louis L’Amour – author, Jamestown Peggy Lee – singer, Jamestown Casper Oimoen – skier |
Arthur Peterson – radio and TV actor
Cliff Fido Purpur – hockey player, coach James Rosenquist – painter, Grand Forks Eric Sevareid – TV commentator, Velva Ann Sothern – actress, Valley City Dorothy Stickney – actress, Dickinson Edward K. Thompson – editor Era Bell Thompson – editor Tommy Tucker – band leader, Souris Lawrence Welk – band leader, entertainer, Strasburg |
