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Historical Markers in McKenzie County, North Dakota

 
Clickable Map of McKenzie County, North Dakota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg McKenzie County, ND (31) Billings County, ND (53) Dunn County, ND (5) Golden Valley County, ND (2) Mountrail County, ND (6) Williams County, ND (47) Richland County, MT (3) Roosevelt County, MT (11) Wibaux County, MT (9)  McKenzieCounty(31) McKenzie County (31)  BillingsCounty(53) Billings County (53)  DunnCounty(5) Dunn County (5)  GoldenValleyCounty(2) Golden Valley County (2)  MountrailCounty(6) Mountrail County (6)  WilliamsCounty(47) Williams County (47)  RichlandCountyMontana(3) Richland County (3)  RooseveltCounty(11) Roosevelt County (11)  WibauxCounty(9) Wibaux County (9)
Watford City is the county seat for McKenzie County
Adjacent to McKenzie County, North Dakota
Billings County (53)  ►
Dunn County (5)  ►
Golden Valley County (2)  ►
Mountrail County (6)  ►
Williams County (47)  ►
Richland County, Montana (3)  ►
Roosevelt County, Montana (11)  ►
Wibaux County, Montana (9)  ►
 
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1 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Cartwright — Fairview Lift Bridge —
On Black Top Road near State Highway 200.
2 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Cartwright — Hjalmer Nelson Memorial Bridge — 1955 - 1997 —
Near Black Top Road near Highway 200.
3 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Cartwright — The Cartwright Tunnel —
Near Black Top Road near State Highway 200.
4 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Cartwright — The Montana Eastern Railway Company — 1912 - 1935 — Great Northern's Second Main —
Near Black Top Road near State Highway 200.
5 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Grassy Butte — Grassy Butte Post Office Museum —
On Museum Drive at Main Streett, on the right when traveling north on Museum Drive.
6 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Grassy Butte — Longhorns
On Scenic Drive, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
7 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Grassy Butte — Work in Progress / Better Together — Theodore Roosevelt National Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Scenic Drive west of CanAm Highway (U.S. 85), on the left when traveling west.
8 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Schafer — The Schafer Jail —
Near 121st Avenue North West near State Highway 23, on the left when traveling north.
9 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Schafer — The Schafer Jail —
Near 121st Avenue North West near State Highway 23, on the left when traveling south.
10 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — “Cannon Ball” Concretions
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
11 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — A Wild River / Growing Old / Cotton —
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling west.
12 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Badlands Panorama —
On Theodore Roosevelt Expressway (U.S. 85), on the right when traveling north.
13 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Bentonitic Clay —
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling north.
14 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Building From Hard Times
On Scenic Drive, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
15 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Cannonball Mystery —
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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16 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Edge of a Glacier
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
17 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Great Western Trail —
Near 2nd Avenue Southwest at Main Street South (State Highway 23), on the left when traveling west.
18 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Layers in Time / Portraits in Stone —
On Scenic Drive, on the left when traveling west.
19 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Long X Cattle Trail
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
20 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Man and Grass
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
21 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — North Dakota Badlands —
On Scenic Drive.
22 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Ox Bow Bend Overlook —
Near Scenic Drive.
23 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Roosevelt and the Boat Thieves
On Scenic Drive. Reported permanently removed.
24 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Slump Formation
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
25 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — The Long X Trail: A Dusty Trail to Greener Pastures —
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling west.
26 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — The View that Launched a Park — Rebuilding a Nation - Building a Park —
On Cedar Canyon Road, aka Scenic Drive near Theodore Roosevelt Expressway (U.S. 85), on the left when traveling west.
27 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Theodore Roosevelt National Park — In Honor of our Convervation President — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Scenic Drive west of CanAm Highway (U.S. 85), on the right when traveling west.
28 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Tilted — Slump Block Formation —
On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling west.
29 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Tobacco Garden Bay — Wednesday, April 17, 1805 —
Near State Highway 1806 near Baywatch Lane, on the left when traveling north.
30 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Watford City — Walter H. Chaloner —
On Theodore Roosevelt Expressway (U.S. 85), on the right when traveling north.
31 ► North Dakota, McKenzie County, Williston — Lewis & Clark Wildlife Management Area — Sunday, April 21, 1805 —
Near Theodore Roosevelt Expressway (U.S. 85) near 46th Street North West, on the right when traveling north.
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Nov. 11, 2026