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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in the Drift Prairie Region

 
By Cosmos Mariner, September 1, 2023
Fort Totten Historic Site Marker
1 ► North Dakota, Benson County, Fort Totten — Fort Totten Historic Site — North Dakota History —
Near Calvary Circle just north of Calvary Road (1st Avenue).
Named in honor of Brevet Major General Joseph Gilbert Totten, Fort Totten protected overland transportation and communication routes from Minnesota to the Missouri River and Montana. In addition, the treaty of February 19, 1867, provided for a . . . — — Map (db m231947) HM
2 ► North Dakota, Bottineau County, Bottineau — Pierre Bottineau — Voyageur - Trapper - Guide — 1/1/1817 - 7/27/1895 —
On 5th Street West just west of Ohmer Street, on the right when traveling west.
Pierre Bottineau, son of Charles Joseph Bottineau, a French-Huggenot and Marguerite Adhik Songab (Clear Sky Woman) a Lake of the Woods Chippewa, was born near the mouth of the Turtle River (twelve miles north of Grand Forks, North Dakota). . . . — — Map (db m231815) HM
3 ► North Dakota, Bottineau County, Bottineau — Pioneer Monument —
On 5th Street West west of Ohmer Street, on the right when traveling west.
Erected in 1954 by the Bottineau County Old Settler’s Association and friends, as a memorial to our pioneer settlers who met the toil, trials, hazards and wants of life; who broke the sod with oxen or horses; built their homes of sod or logs as a . . . — — Map (db m231821) HM
4 ► North Dakota, Dickey County, Ellendale — Dickey County Veterans —
On 2nd Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street North.
Dedicated To the Veterans of Dickey County Freedom • Liberty — — Map (db m279309) WM
5 ► North Dakota, Dickey County, Fullerton — Carroll House —
Near North Monroe Street at Minneapolis Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Est. 1889 Restored 1989 — — Map (db m93247) HM
6 ► North Dakota, Dickey County, LaMoure, Wright Township — St. Ansgar Lutheran Church — The Chan SanSan Scenic Backway — James River Valley Scenic Backway —
On 78th Street Southeast at County Road 60, on the left when traveling west on 78th Street Southeast.
Map inset The pristine 35 miles of the Charles SanSan Trail / James River Valley Scenic Byway offers visitors splendid views of unspoiled, rich North Dakota landscapes. Along the route are many scenic and historic places to . . . — — Map (db m279335) HM
7 ► North Dakota, Dickey County, Oakes — 1891 Church - Oakes Historical Park —
Near 2nd Street South south of Maple Ave.
Built in 1891 by Oakes Methodists, this building was a block south of Main on Highway 1. When a larger church was needed in 1908, the Methodists built the present structure at 6th and Juniper and sold the original church to the Norwegian & . . . — — Map (db m112569) HM
8 ► North Dakota, Dickey County, Oakes — Hudson Townsite —
On 108th Avenue Southeast at 91st St SE, on the right when traveling north on 108th Avenue Southeast.
Established in the spring of 1883 by a colony from New York state and named for the Hudson River. A railroad right-of-way was planned to serve the town from the east. Three years later the Northern Pacific and Northwestern railways met on the . . . — — Map (db m175276) HM
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9 ► North Dakota, Dickey County, Oakes — Stagecoach Relay Station —
Near 85th Street Southeast 0.3 miles west of 110th Ave SE, on the left when traveling west.
1/5 mile to the south is the site of the Stagecoach Relay Station. Benjamine and Mellinger operated the stage line, beginning in 1880, between Columbia, SD and Jamestown, ND. Service took two days each way and passengers could be fed and lodged . . . — — Map (db m112568) HM
10 ► North Dakota, Emmons County, Grassna — Langeliers Bay Recreation Area —
On 100th Street SouthWest near State Highway 1804.
Sunday, October 14, 1804 ...journeying about 12 miles... ...bank opposite an... ...of an early Indian wall... ...75 lashes for insubordination,,, ...by a court martial... ..[Eagle] Feather, who was traveling with . . . — — Map (db m285609) HM
11 ► North Dakota, Emmons County, Hazelton — 1st Hazelton Post Office 1903 — History of Hazelton, N.D. Post Office —
On Main Street just east of Cook Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Hazelton Post Office was established July 6, 1903. It was located at this site in the home of Elise Longpre Perras. In December of 1903 the nearby Williamsport Post Office (Williamsport, N.D. about 3 ˝ miles N.E. of Hazelton) closed and its . . . — — Map (db m231462) HM
12 ► North Dakota, Emmons County, Linton — Emmons County Record —
On Broadway Street North at East Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broadway Street North.
Darwin Reed Streeter, left, founded the Emmons County Record on June 10, 1884, at Williamsport, Dakota Territory, and the Emmons County Republican/Braddock News in 1899. His son, Frank, right, was the first editor in Braddock and, in 1912, . . . — — Map (db m231458) HM
13 ► North Dakota, Foster County, Carrington — Thomas Nichols Putnam House —
On Main Street just west of 5th Avenue North, on the right when traveling west.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m232123) HM
14 ► North Dakota, Kidder County, Dawson — Dawson Congregational Church Bell —
On Lake Avenue at Thompson Street South East, on the right when traveling north on Lake Avenue.
This bell was purchased with funds raised by local people and with a large donation coming from Mr. & Mrs. Marble. For several years in the early 1880's, Mr. & Mrs. Marble along with their guests, came to Dawson in their private railroad . . . — — Map (db m169175) HM
15 ► North Dakota, Kidder County, Dawson — Dawson Veterans Memorial Park —
On Lake Avenue at Thompson Street, on the right when traveling north on Lake Avenue.
Veterans Memorial Park In Honor and Memory of those who served in the Armed Services of the United States of America — — Map (db m169174) WM
16 ► North Dakota, Kidder County, Steele — The World's Largest Sandhill Crane —
On 5th Street North East 0.1 miles east of Mitchell Avenue North.
The Coteau Rangeland is an area of glacial potholes located in the central flyway, which makes this a favorite spot for migratory nesting wildlife including the Sandhill Crane. The crane is the oldest living species of birds and has existed . . . — — Map (db m169176) HM
17 ► North Dakota, Kidder County, Tappen — Dr. J.S. Weiser —
Near 27th Street SE 1 mile east of 40th Avenue SE.
Dr. J.S. Weiser Killed here by the Sioux July 24, 1863 — — Map (db m175567) HM WM
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18 ► North Dakota, Kidder County, Tappen — Sibley Trail —
Near 30th Street Southeast near 39th Avenue Southeast.
Sibley Trail McPhaill’s Butte July 24, 1863 — — Map (db m175427) HM WM
19 ► North Dakota, Lamoure County, Edgeley — Ray Schlosser — Aug 29, 1911 - April 22, 1995 —
Near U.S. 281 0.3 miles north of 65th St. SE.
The two oak trees flanking the sidewalk are dedicated to the memory of Ray Schlosser. Ray was the caretaker of this rest area from 1969 to 1995. He was a farmer before he became caretaker, and his dedication made this rest area an "Oasis on the . . . — — Map (db m118681) HM
20 ► North Dakota, LaMoure County, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Township — Grand Rapids, North Dakota — The Chan SanSan Scenic Backway — James River Valley Scenic Backway —
On 7th Street North at Taylor Aveenue, on the right when traveling west on 7th Street North.
Map inset The pristine 35 miles of the Charles SanSan Trail / James River Valley Scenic Byway offers visitors splendid views of unspoiled, rich North Dakota landscapes. Along the route are many scenic and historic places to visit and . . . — — Map (db m283190) HM
21 ► North Dakota, LaMoure County, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Township — Lamoure County Museum —
On 66th Street Southeast.
The LaMoure County Museum building located in the LaMoure County Memorial Park was erected in 1883 and was used as the LaMoure County Courthouse until the famous "county seat fight" between the people of Grand Rapids and LaMoure. Having lost its . . . — — Map (db m296612) HM
22 ► North Dakota, Lamoure County, Kulm — In Memory of the Sioux Indians —
Near 86th Street Southeast near 73rd Avenue Southeast.
In Memory of the Sioux Indians who died on this battlefield September 3-5, 1863 in defense of their homes and hunting grounds — — Map (db m175622) WM
23 ► North Dakota, Lamoure County, Kulm — In Memory of the Soldiers —
Near 73rd Avenue Southeast near 86th Avenue Southeast.
In memory of soldiers of the 6th Iowa and 2nd Nebraska Cavalry killed on this ground in battle with Sioux Indians, Sept 3rd and 5th, 1863 — — Map (db m176198) HM WM
24 ► North Dakota, Lamoure County, Kulm — Whitestone Hill Battlefield State Historic Site —
Near 73rd Avenue Southeast near 86th Avenue Southeast.
On September 3 and 5, 1863, United States cavalry here engaged Yanktonai and Hunkpatina Sioux in the bloodiest battle fought on North Dakota soil during the Indian wars. The battle at Whitestone Hill resulted from the 1862 rebellion of . . . — — Map (db m274985) HM
25 ► North Dakota, LaMoure County, LaMoure — Civilian Conservation Corps Project —
On State Highway 13 0.6 miles west of Main St, on the right when traveling east.
This commemorative plaque is placed near the site where CCC Camp #2760 of the CCC was located in the City of LaMoure, North Dakota--when this Dam was constructed by the CCC in 1934. CCC Co #2760 built the Dam across the James River just . . . — — Map (db m112158) HM
26 ► North Dakota, LaMoure County, LaMoure — Honorable Milton R. Young —
On 3rd Avenue Southwest (State Highway 13) 0.2 miles west of Main St, on the left when traveling east.
This community is the home of the Honorable Milton R. Young who as a farmer was selected by his peers to speak their voice in the halls of democracy in North Dakota and this nation. He has served his people well. This community is proud of the . . . — — Map (db m112562) HM
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27 ► North Dakota, LaMoure County, LaMoure — LaMoure County Courthouse —
On 4th Avenue Northeast at 2nd St. NE, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue Northeast.
The brick walls of the LaMoaure County Courthouse have withstood the elements since 1910, and the building has become a cornerstone of the community's vitality. However, 15 years before the first brick was laid, two communities fought over its . . . — — Map (db m112561) HM
28 ► North Dakota, LaMoure County, LaMoure — Steamboats on the River —
On State Highway 13 0.2 miles west of Main St, on the left when traveling east.
As printed in the LaMoure County Chronicle Aug. 30, 1912: "Undoubtedly the most enjoyable trip was the one after supper Sunday evening, when fully half a hundred excursionists found plenty of room on the boat. With the wind reduced to a . . . — — Map (db m112189) HM
29 ► North Dakota, LaMoure County, LaMoure — Symbol of Freedom —
On 3rd Avenue Southwest (State Highway 13) 0.2 miles west of Main St, on the left when traveling east.
This deactivated missile is part of the Weapon System 133 Minuteman with the type and model being LCM 30. It was placed, along with many others, along the northern border of North Dakota to protect against war with Russia during the Cold War in . . . — — Map (db m112567) HM WM
30 ► North Dakota, LaMoure County, LaMoure, Ryan Township — Early Settlers of the Valley — The Chan SanSan Scenic Backway — James River Valley Scenic Backway —
On County Road 60 0.3 miles south of 76 1/2 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south.
Map inset The pristine 35 miles of the Charles SanSan Trail / James River Valley Scenic Byway offers visitors splendid views of unspoiled, rich North Dakota landscapes. Along the route are many scenic and historic places to . . . — — Map (db m279333) HM
31 ► North Dakota, LaMoure County, Verona — 1916 Block —
On 4th Street north of 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This block dated 1916 is from one of the original buildings located on this site. It was called the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Verona. The bank was most notably known for a murder and robbery which occurred there in 1927. H.C. Bjone, . . . — — Map (db m279299) HM
32 ► North Dakota, Logan County, Napoleon — Oley T. Thompson — Historical Marker —
On North Dakota Route 3 at 65th Street SE on North Dakota Route 3.
Born in Norway 1851 Homesteaded and buried one mile west Froze to death February 6, 1887 in Logan County He was the first white man married. Father of first white child born And the first white man buried. — — Map (db m168907) HM
33 ► North Dakota, McHenry County, Granville — Gilbert Peterson Cabin — Built 1890 —
On McHenry Avenue north of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north.
Gilbert Peterson owned and lived in this cabin that he built at the Mouse River location in 1890. — — Map (db m231765) HM
34 ► North Dakota, McHenry County, Velva — Peterson Homestead Cabin —
Near 2nd Avenue West just west of 5th Street West, on the right when traveling west.
This original log cabin was built in 1885 as the town’s first dwelling. In 1907, August Peterson, an emigrant from Sweden, donated the cabin and park grounds to the City of Velva. — — Map (db m299494) HM
35 ► North Dakota, McIntosh County, Ashley — Ashley Jewish Homesteaders Cemetery —
On 48th Ave.
On November 17, 2015, the United States Department of the Interior officially named this site to the National Register of Historic Places. From the 1880s through the 1930s, 1200 Jewish farmers lived on over 250 homesteads in North Dakota - the . . . — — Map (db m103862) HM
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36 ► North Dakota, McIntosh County, Ashley — Ashley Jewish Homesteaders Cemetery —
On 48th Ave.
Unlike most of their Jewish brethren who remained on or near the East Coast in big cities, these first-time farmers boarded trains to "The Great Northwest," staking their claims 20 years after McInstosh County was opened for homesteading. They . . . — — Map (db m103863) HM
37 ► North Dakota, McIntosh County, Ashley — Hoskins Settlement — 1884 - 1888 —
On County Highway 11 0.7 miles west of 45th Avenue SE.
- First settlement in McIntosh County - First County seat of McIntosh County - Named after Colonel C.A. Lounsberry wife's maiden name. - Monument constructed in 1935 by H.A. Larimer, stonesman. - Primary project donors: Ashley . . . — — Map (db m168899) HM
38 ► North Dakota, McIntosh County, Wishek — Wishek, North Dakota Veterans Memorial —
On 4th Avenue South at South 9th Street on 4th Avenue South.
We Remember We Honor — — Map (db m168902) WM
39 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Coleharbor — Garrison Dam Overlook — Lewis and Clark in North Dakota —
On State Highway 200 near West Missouri Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Wednesday, August 13, 1806 With "the assistance of the wind, the current and our oars," the expedition covered 86 miles of its homeward journey on the cool and blustery day. At the mouth of the Little Missouri, the party stopped to . . . — — Map (db m283568) HM
40 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — A Blank Canvas — Lewis and Clark in North Dakota —
Near 41st Avenue NW near Scooter Drive.
Thomas Jefferson imagined the land explored by the Corps of Discovery as a blank canvas which would take many generations to fill. When Fort Stevenson was established in 1867 less than three generations had passed and Jefferson's blank canvas was . . . — — Map (db m283551) HM
41 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Buffalo —
Near 41st Avenue NW (County Highway 15) near Scooter Drive.
When Fort Stevenson was being built in 1867, 30 million or more buffalo roamed the Great Plains. By the time the fort was decommissioned sixteen years later, it is estimated that only 2,000 were left. The Native American Indians used . . . — — Map (db m283116) HM
42 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Contemporary Towns — Indian Hill —
Near 73rd Avenue NorthWest near 14th Street NorthWest.
Evidence of Euro-American occupation began to appear near the "big bend" of the Missouri River not long after the Corps of Discovery passed through. Competing trading posts to serve the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, as well as other tribal groups . . . — — Map (db m284826) HM
43 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Custer Coal Mine —
On 16th Street NW (North Dakota Route 37) 0.3 miles west of U.S. 83, on the left when traveling west.
Custer Mine, owned and operated by the Truax Traer Coal Company, was a working surface mine from 1947-1964. The surface or strip mining method of coal mining is used when the coal seam is near the surface of the ground. The lignite coal was mined . . . — — Map (db m164410) HM
44 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — De Trobriand —
Near 41st Avenue Northwest (County Road 15) near Scooter Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In August of 1867 General Philippe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand took command of Fort Stevenson, headquarters for the Middle District of Dakota Territory. He served at the fort through April of 1869 and is the best known commander of Fort . . . — — Map (db m286143) HM
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45 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Encampments — Indian Hills —
Near 73rd Avenue NorthWest @ 14th Street NorthWest.
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara used various kinds of dwelling before and after coming together as a single group in the Nineteenth Century. Earthlodges were the largest of the dwellings. These were round structures based upon four large posts 12 . . . — — Map (db m284820) HM
46 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Fort Stevenson State Park — Lewis and Clark in North Dakota —
Near 41st Avenue NW near Scooter Drive.
Wednesday, August 13, 1806 With "the assistance of the wind, the current and our oars," the expedition covered 86 miles of its homeward journey on the cool and blustery day. At the mouth of the Little Missouri, the party stopped to . . . — — Map (db m283566) HM
47 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Four Bears Bridge — Indian Hills —
Near 73rd Avenue NorthWest at 14th Street NorthWest.
In 1928 the Fort Berthold Reservation Civic Organization (FBRCO) was organized to promote the building of a Missouri River bridge at Elbowoods. The river split the reservation into two parts that could only be crossed by ferry boats. Work began in . . . — — Map (db m284818) HM
48 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Garrison Dam — Lewis and Clark in North Dakota —
Near 41st Avenue NW near Scooter Drive.
Dam Type ... Belled Earth Height ... 202 feet Length ... 11,3000 feet Width At Top Of Dam ,,, 60 feet Width At Bottom of Dam ... 3,400 feet Volume of Earth Fill ... 66,500,000 cubic yard Volume Of Concrete ... 1,500,000 cubic . . . — — Map (db m283554) HM
49 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Geology — Indian Hills —
Near 73rd Avenue NorthWest at 14th Street NorthWest.
The Missouri River winds through the fertile and alluvial floodplains within the river trench. Overlooking the valley is the drift prairie, covered by glacial till, which is equally fertile. Within the river are found bars of sand , silt, and . . . — — Map (db m284979) HM
50 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Lake Sakakawea — Lewis and Clark in North Dakota —
On 41st Avenue NW near Scooter Drive.
In March 1805, Lewis and Clark hired a French-Canadian fur trader living with the Hidastsa Indians. This man, Toussaint Charbonneau, along with his wife, a teenage Indian girl named Sakakawea, would serve as interpreters. Sakakawea proved her . . . — — Map (db m283555) HM
51 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Lake Sakakawea — Indian Hills —
Near 73rd Avenue NorthWest at 14th Street NorthWest.
With the flooding of the reservoir, the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold sought to have a Native American honored in naming the lake, particularly after having given up much of their prime agricultural land to the reservoir. Finally, on July . . . — — Map (db m284838) HM
52 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Land of Strange Disappearances —
On North Dakota Route 37 near U.S. 83, on the left when traveling west.
People have lived in the area now called North Dakota for over 12,000 years. The people of prehistoric times were nomadic hunters and gatherers. More recent Native American tribes of this area include the Mandan, Arikara and Hidatsa. These . . . — — Map (db m164407) HM
53 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Lewis & Clark — Indian Hills —
Near 73rd Avenue NorthWest at 14th Street NorthWest.
The Corps of Discovery, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, passed through the part of the Missouri River Valley, now encompassed by Lake Sakakawea, in April 1805. The camp for the latter day being approximately at the south end of the Lewis . . . — — Map (db m284833) HM
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54 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Nightwalker's Butte — Indian Hills —
Near 73rd Avenue NorthWest at 14th Street NorthWest.
Uncovering the Past Nightwalker's Village was extensively excavated by archaeologists from the Smithsonian Institute in the 1950s, as part of the Missouri River Basin Surveys. Low circular mounds and depressions in the grass hinted at . . . — — Map (db m284977) HM
55 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Nightwalker's Butte — Indian Hills —
Near 73rd Avenue NorthWest at 14th Street NorthWest.
On the flat-topped butte across the valley, once stood and Hidatsa village of 28 small earthlodges, enclosed within a high, defensive fence, or palisade of posts that followed the bluff edge. The village was named after Nightwalker, a Hidatsa leader . . . — — Map (db m284978) HM
56 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Sakakawea — Indian Hills —
Near 73rd Avenue NW at 14th Street NW.
Sakakawea was probably born among the Shoshone Indians around 1787 in the Three-Forks-Shoshone Cove region of what is now southwestern Montana. She was captured at about age eleven by Hidatsa raiders from the Knife River villages in present-day . . . — — Map (db m283108) HM
57 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Garrison — Wildlife Area Evolves From Coal Mine —
On State Highway 37 near Federal Highway 83, on the left when traveling west.
The transition from a working coal mine to today's Custer Mine Wildlife Management Area took place over many years. While the coal mine was still in operation, local residents started planting trees on the mine spoil banks. The trees were . . . — — Map (db m164412) HM
58 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Max — The First Fire & Curfew Bell —
On 2nd Avenue at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on 2nd Avenue.
Put into service July 1910 Cost of $25.00 — — Map (db m304098) HM
59 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Riverdale — Displaced Communities —
On State Highway 200 near West Missouri Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Territory The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) tribal lands historically encompassed much of the west and central North Dakota, Before 1851, the US government did not delimit MHA territory, but this changed . . . — — Map (db m283984) HM
60 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Riverdale — Growing out of the wheat fields and many have since returned. —
On State Highway 200 near West Missouri Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Riverdale, Pick City, Dakota City, American City, Sitka, Silver City, and Big Bend are towns a dam built. Boom towns and the Government town of Riverdale sprang up rapidly between the years of 1945 and 1946 as the Garrison Dam . . . — — Map (db m284059) HM
61 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Riverdale — Riverdale —
On State Highway 200 near West Missouri Drive, on the right.
The Garrison Dam Project required a significant workforce, and they lived in local company towns built and managed by the government. Blending permanent dam administration buildings with temporary homes for the surge of workers, towns like . . . — — Map (db m284084) HM
62 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Riverdale — Taming the mighty Missouri by building the world's largest rolled earth dam of its time. —
On State Highway 200 near West Missouri Drive.
Two Engineers, General Lewis Pick and William Sloan, were tasked to develop a plan to stop flooding and drought cycles plaguing the region between 1935 and 1944. The Garrison Dam being part of their plan was authorized by congress in the Flood . . . — — Map (db m284057) HM
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63 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Riverdale — The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara —
On State Highway 200 near West Missouri Drive, on the right when traveling west.
MHA Nation The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, today allied as the HMA Natio, haven deep historical and cultural connections to the Missouri River. The Mandan and Hidatsa, both Siouan speaking peoples. have oral histories that tie their . . . — — Map (db m283980) HM
64 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Riverdale — The Spillway Bridge is often believed to be "the dam", —
On State Highway 200 near West Missouri Drive, on the right when traveling west.
But it's only a small part, used to manage water levels above and below the dam. (photo upper left:) The Emergency Spillway, as it was once called, is believed to only be used in the event of and emergency, but this is not the case. The . . . — — Map (db m284062) HM
65 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — A Natural —
Near 28th Avenue Southwest near 8th Street Southwest.
"the root wen pounded in either green or dryed state makes an excellent poltice for swelling or soar throat..." Meriwether Lewis, Winter 1804 Captain Meriwether Lewis, a fervent student of plants since childhood and the naturalist of . . . — — Map (db m253187) HM
66 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — A Respectable Fleet —
On 28th Avenue Southwest near 8th Street Southwest.
"... all our provisions goods and equipage on Board of a Boat of 22 oars, a large Perogue of 7 oars and a second Perogue of 6 oars, complete with sails" -Captain William Clark, May 13, 1804 The Corps of Discovery traveled nearly eight . . . — — Map (db m253141) HM
67 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Below the Freezing Point —
Near 8th Street Southwest (County Road 17) near 28th Avenue Southwest (State Road 23), on the right when traveling west.
In December of 1804 the temperature dipped and snow began to fall. Despite waking to an unrelenting cold the Corps of Discovery continued to work on the finishing touches of Fort Mandan, went hunting and preformed the never-ending job of gathering . . . — — Map (db m162597) HM
68 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage to Pennsylvania —
Near 8th Street Southwest (County Highway 17) near 28th Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
From this site, North Dakota Wagon Train, that took our message to Valley Forge, left on September 26, 1975. Outriders presented scrolls from their various bicentennial communities to Wagon Master Jerry Nelson and Governor Arthur Link. These . . . — — Map (db m162594) HM
69 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Cargo of Discovery —
On 28th Avenue Southwest near 8th Street Southwest.
"we are all day ingaged packing up Sundery articles to be sent to the President of the U.S." -William Clark, April 3, 1805
On April 7, 1805, the permanent party of the Lewis and Clark Expedition departed Fort . . . — — Map (db m253169) HM
70 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Cottonwood Canopy —
Near 28th Avenue Southwest near 8th Street Southwest.
"We are situated in a point of the Missouri North side in a Cotton wood Timbery this Timber is tall and heavy" William Clark, November 9, 1804 Cottonwood trees played a vital role in the success of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Like . . . — — Map (db m253184) HM
71 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Current of Change —
Near 28th Avenue Southwest near 8th Street Southwest.
"This River is a turbilant + muddy stream..." -William Clark, undated, winter 1804-05 The Missouri River was part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition from Camp Debois to near the crest of the Rocky Mountains. Even though the men contended . . . — — Map (db m253173) HM
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72 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Early Boats on the Missouri — Washburn Discovery Trail/Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail —
Near 8th Street Southwest just west of State Highway 200, on the left when traveling west.
One of the earliest forms of Missouri River transportation was the bull boat. Used primarily by the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes, bull boats served as the main watercraft for natives living along the river banks. These boats were both built . . . — — Map (db m235041) HM
73 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Ferry Boats on the Missouri — Washburn Discovery Trail/Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail —
On Boat Ramp Road just west of 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
To attract shoppers to Washburn from west of the Missouri River, the Washburn Road installed a cable ferry in May 1902, known unofficially as the General Washburn. Cable ferries were small, unpowered boats attached to steel cables stretched between . . . — — Map (db m235089) HM
74 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — First Farmers —
Near 28th Avenue Southwest near 8th Street Southwest.
"We had several presents from the women of corn boiled homney. soft corn &c.&c." -William Clark, October 28, 1805 Long before the migration of settlers and establishment of farms in present day North Dakota, Mandan and Hidatsa women . . . — — Map (db m253144) HM
75 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Fort Mandan — Lewis & Clark in North Dakota — McLean County —
Near 8th Street Southwest (County Road 17) near 29th Avenue Southwest (County Highway 23), on the left when traveling west.
Winter 1804-1805 Named for the nearby Indians, Fort Mandan was winter quarters for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Sited by Captain Clark on November 2, 1804, the fort was built in a triangular shape from cottonwood logs cut in . . . — — Map (db m162536) HM
76 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Fort Mandan —
Near 8th Street Southwest (County Road 17) near 28th Avenue Southwest (County Road 23), on the right when traveling west.
Fort Mandan, 1804-05 Winter Quarters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also was the birthplace of the son born to Sakakawea and her French husband Charbonneau, interpreter for the explorers. The "Bird Woman" helped guide Lewis and Clark to their . . . — — Map (db m162595) HM
77 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Fort Mandan Historic Site — Fort Mandan —
On 37th Avenue Sourthwest near 7m Street Southwest, on the right.
Approximately two miles south of this point, on low ground, on the east bank of the Missouri River the Lewis and Clark Expedition built Fort Mandan. This fort, the first military post in the State, was a substantial log structure which served as . . . — — Map (db m252802) HM
78 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Lewis and Clark Expedition —
On 37th Avenue Southwest near 7m Street Southwest.
camped in this vicinity from October 27 1804 to April 7 1805. Captain Meriwether Lewis, a member of St. Louis Lodge No. 111 A.F.&A.M., was possibly the first mason to tread upon what is now North Dakota soil. Captain William Clark was made a mason . . . — — Map (db m252808) HM
79 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Mandan Winter / Harmony Park —
On 8th Street Southwest near State Highway 200, on the left when traveling north.
The Mandan Winter "If we eat you Shall eat, if we Starve, you must Starve also." Mandan Chief Sheheka-shote, to Captains Lewis and Clark, November 1, 1804 With those words, Chief Sheheke-shote (White Coyote), . . . — — Map (db m162953) HM
80 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Men of Worth —
Near 8th Street Southwest (County Highway 17) near 28th Avenue Southwest (County Highway 23), on the left when traveling north.
Privates John Shields, William Bratton and Alexander Willard manned the blacksmith shop at Fort Mandan. These men provided repair work to native tools, such as sharpening iron hoes and knives and fixing trade kettles. The Mandan and Hidatsa who . . . — — Map (db m162950) HM
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81 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Nettle Creek Country School — Washburn Discovery Trail/Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail —
Near Boat Ramp Road just south of Lewis and Clark Trail (1st Street), on the right when traveling south.
Nettle Creek School was the first school in McLean County, opening on November 6, 1883. Originally located seven miles east of Washburn, the one-room country school was first constructed as a log cabin, with clapboard siding added to it later. In . . . — — Map (db m235060) HM
82 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Pleasures and Pastimes —
On 28th Avenue Southwest near 8th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
"At half past 2 another gun was fired, as a notice to assemble at the dance, which was continued in a jovial manner until 8 at night…" Patrick Gass, Dec. 25, 1804
The Corps of Discovery found many ways to . . . — — Map (db m253183) HM
83 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — River Boats on the Missouri — Washburn Discovery Trail/Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail —
Near 8th Street at 1st Avenue when traveling south.
The first steamboat to reach the upper Missouri was the American Fur Company's Yellow Stone, which arrived at Fort Union in 1832. Nearly 30 years later, steamers began reaching Fort Benton, Montana, the head of navigation on the Missouri. From then . . . — — Map (db m235097) HM
84 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Seaman —
Near 28th Av SW.
While preparing for the expedition to the Pacific, Meriwether Lewis visited Philadelphia for instructions in natural sciences, astronomical navigation and field medicine. It is believed that it was during this period that Lewis purchased Seaman, . . . — — Map (db m36352) HM
85 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Sioux —
On Boat Ramp Road just west of 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The last stern wheel ferry on the Missouri. Built by Oscar Anderson in 1951 and operated by him on the Missouri River at Washburn from 1952 to 1962. Restored by the Washburn Bi-centennial Committee in 1976. American Revolution Bicentennial . . . — — Map (db m235096) HM
86 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Soo Line Railroad & Depot — Washburn Discovery Trail / Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail —
Near 8th Street at 1st Avenue when traveling south.
In 1898, William Drew Washburn, a wealthy Minneapolis flour miller, railroad man, and U.S. Senator from Minnesota, purchased 115,000 acres of land along the line between McLean and Burleigh counties. He formed the Bismarck, Washburn & Great Falls . . . — — Map (db m235098) HM
87 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Taylor Cabin — Built in 1869 —
On Main Avenue just south of 10th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Pioneer home of Joseph Henry Taylor, soldier, trapper, hunter, author and printer by trade. Born in 1843 of Quaker parents in Chester County, PA., he drifted west, locating in the Painted Woods area, twelve miles south of here in 1869, where he led . . . — — Map (db m235199) HM
88 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — The Sioux Ferry Boat — Washburn Discovery Trail / Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail —
On Boat Ramp Road just west of 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
In 1950 Oscar Anderson, a native of Washburn who had traveled the world since 1917 as an officer in the merchant marine, returned home to spend his retirement years. He found a community that missed its ferryboat connection with the west bank of . . . — — Map (db m235095) HM
89 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — The Washburn Plant — Washburn Discovery Trail/Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail —
Near State Highway 200 0.5 miles south of 8th Street Southwest (Border Lane), on the right when traveling south.
In the early 1920s, most North Dakota towns were served by small local power plants producing direct current (DC) electric power. In 1926, Otter Tail Power Company of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, was one of several companies building a series of power . . . — — Map (db m235057) HM
90 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Washburn — Walter R. Hjelle Bridge — Washburn Discovery Trail / Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail —
Near Boat Ramp Road just south of 1st Street.
The bridging of the Missouri River at Washburn had been a longtime goal for residents of the community. As early as 1908, a party of local residents traveled to Washington, D.C., unsuccessfully, in the interests of such a project. During the 1920s . . . — — Map (db m235047) HM
91 ► North Dakota, McLean County, Wilton — Wilton Memorial Hall — Proudly Dedicated to Our War Veterans —
On Dakota Avenue just west of 1st Street South, on the left when traveling west.
[title is inscription] — — Map (db m241097) WM
92 ► North Dakota, Pierce County, Rugby — Geographical Center of North America —
On U.S. 2, on the right when traveling east.
In January 1931, a U.S. Geological Survey determined the center of North America in Pierce County. The center is marked with a monument or cairn that is pyramid form in shape. It is 21 feet high, 6 feet wide at its base, and setting on a . . . — — Map (db m138195) HM
93 ► North Dakota, Pierce County, Rugby — Great Northern Depot — Built 1907 —
Near West Dewey Street at 2nd Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior September 26, 1991 — — Map (db m234927) HM
94 ► North Dakota, Rolette County, Rolla — Finnish Pioneer Monument —
On 5th Avenue Northeast just east of 6th Street Northeast, on the left when traveling east.
[English]   Founders We dedicate this monument to the memory of the Finnish pioneers who came here in 1896 and after. They tilled this soil with oxen and horses and lived in houses of earth sod. Through their early . . . — — Map (db m231967) HM
95 ► North Dakota, Sheridan County, McClusky — Quarter Century Vault —
Near 2nd Street East north of Avenue C E, on the right when traveling north.
Herein are momentoes from the people of the year A.D. 1976 to the people of the year A.D. 2001. Sealed at the dedication of this Bicentennial structure June 25, 1976. — — Map (db m162769) HM
96 ► North Dakota, Stutsman County, Crystal Springs — Chase Lake NWR and the American White Pelican —
On Interstate 94 at milepost 223 near 47th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established by President Theodore Roosevelt on August 28, 1908, as one of the first national wildlife refuges in the country. Since then, the pelican population has grown steadily. Today, Chase Lake . . . — — Map (db m162974) HM
97 ► North Dakota, Stutsman County, Crystal Springs — Chase Lake Prairie Project —
Near Interstate 94 at milepost 223 near 47th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) is an international plan developed to conserve waterfowl and migratory birds in North America. The Plan was established in 1986 and is supported by Canada, Mexico, and the United States. As part . . . — — Map (db m163091) HM
98 ► North Dakota, Stutsman County, Crystal Springs — The Missouri Coteau - North America's Duck Factory. —
Near Interstate 94 at milepost 223 near 47th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
You are standing in the Missouri Coteau, a band of sharply rolling hills marked by potholes and grasslands. Coteau is the French word for "little hill." This unique landscape lies within the Prairie Pothole Region, and ranges from 10 to 50 miles . . . — — Map (db m163092) HM
99 ► North Dakota, Stutsman County, Crystal Springs — The National Wildlife Refuge System in North Dakota —
Near U.S. 94 at milepost 223 near 47th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
The National Wildlife Refuge System is a network of lands that are specifically managed to protect and sustain wildlife. This System is a living heritage of our natural environment, conserving wildlife and habitat for today's visitors and . . . — — Map (db m163209) HM
100 ► North Dakota, Stutsman County, Crystal Springs — Welcome to Crystal Springs WPA —
On Interstate 94 at milepost 223 near 47th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
The Crystal Springs Waterfowl Production Area (WPA_ is part of an extensive network of protected wetlands and uplands that are home to a rich diversity of wildlife. Acquired in the 1960s, this area is one of thousands of WPAs that were purchased . . . — — Map (db m163093) HM

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