Native Prairies
A carpet of grass once covered 400,000
square miles of North America-one-
third of the vast region stretching from
Ohio to the Rockies and from Canada to
Texas. Today, native prairie is difficult to
find-you are standing . . . — — Map (db m177586) HM
Pyramid Hill
Pyramid Hill has long been a topic of local debate sometimes heated. The hill's obvious geometric shape begs the question of just how it was formed.
Geologists believe that Pyramid Hill is a natural feature—the result of . . . — — Map (db m177165) HM
Standing Rock Lutheran Church
was organized at this homestead on Feb. 23.
1882. by itinerant pastor I. L. Lundeby of Valley
City, N.D. Six area families became members
at this meeting, Nels Olson, Gilbert Hanson,
Ole Rufsvold, Erick . . . — — Map (db m175695) HM
Writing Rock
Just over the ridge to the west, a rock
bears some very unusual markings.
These script-like engravings are the topic
of much speculation and debate.
Geologists believe that running water
etched the stone, or that ancient . . . — — Map (db m177126) HM
This building is listed on early maps and drawings
of Fort Abercrombie as a barracks. Barracks were
the living quarters for the enlisted soldiers at Fort
Abercrombie. The front of the building had two
squad rooms where the soldiers slept. . . . — — Map (db m177197) HM
The reconstructed cannon
bastion in front of you shows
what the fortifications at Fort
Abercrombie might have looked
like during the siege in 1862.
Prior to the siege, defensive
fortifications around Fort
Abercrombie simply did not exist. . . . — — Map (db m177318) HM
In 1866 this building was listed on maps as Fort
Abercrombie's carpenter shop. In 1868, Assistant
Surgeon W. H. Gardner described this building
as having rooms for a blacksmith, carpenter, painter
and saddler. By 1871, maps show this being . . . — — Map (db m184217) HM
The commissary storehouse held Fort Abercrombie's
food supply. It was a long, single-story structure
built of hewn logs and covered with clapboard
siding. A storehouse was typically one of the first
buildings constructed at a frontier fort. . . . — — Map (db m177194) HM
Straight ahead of you and down along the bank
of the river is the approximate location of the ferry
crossing that served Fort Abercrombie.
This photograph shows the ferry as it crosses
the Red River. You are in roughly the same spot
as the . . . — — Map (db m176610) HM
Fort Abercrombie, the first United States military post to be established
in what is now North Dakota, was authorized at this point in 1857 and was
named in honor of Lt. Col. John J. Abercrombie, The extensive trade
between Canada and the . . . — — Map (db m175574) HM WM
Fort Abercrombie, the first
military post in North Dakota was established in 1857 as a protection to the settlements in the Red River Valley. It served as a gateway to the northwest for 20 years. Abandoned in 1877. — — Map (db m176536) HM
The building in front of you was Fort Abercrombie's
guardhouse. It has been restored to look as it would
have in the 1860s and 1870s. The guardhouse
functioned in many ways like a police station.
Soldiers on guard detail provided security . . . — — Map (db m176740) HM
You are standing in roughly the same spot where a photographer
took this picture of Fort Abercrombie's headquarters building.
The headquarters building is in the foreground of the photograph.
It stood one-and-a-half stories tall and had a porch . . . — — Map (db m176709) HM
Fort Abercrombie's second hospital was built
in 1867. It replaced the hospital building that sat
on the north side of the fort. Assistant Surgeon W.H.
Gardner described this new hospital as a two-story
frame building with clapboard siding.
In . . . — — Map (db m176742) HM
This building first served as Fort Abercrombie's
hospital. After the completion of a new hospital
in 1867, Assistant Surgeon W.H. Gardner described
this building as having six rooms for Lieutenants'
quarters. Behind this building was a long low . . . — — Map (db m176613) HM
In front of you was a long row of crude log buildings.
In 1868 Assistant Surgeon W.H. Gardner described
these buildings as quarters for married soldiers.
On later maps of Fort Abercrombie, these log
buildings are listed as laundresses . . . — — Map (db m177141) HM
A magazine is a building used to store gunpowder
and ammunition. This drawing shows what Fort
Abercrombie's magazine may have looked like
in the mid 1860s. Fort Abercrombie's first
magazine was a brick building 14 feet wide and
34 feet long. . . . — — Map (db m176607) HM
Above is a drawing of what Fort Abercrombie's
quartermaster storehouse may have looked like.
It was constructed sometime between 1866
and 1868. The quartermaster storehouse held
things such as tools, clothing, footwear, kitchen
utensils, and . . . — — Map (db m177207) HM
In 1868 Assistant Surgeon W.H. Gardner described
this building as a stable for officers' horses.
It was a log building 36 feet long and 26 feet wide.
This was one of several stables that were used
at Fort Abercrombie. Animals including horses, . . . — — Map (db m176589) HM
This two-story building was completed in January
of 1870 as officers' quarters. An 1871 map of Fort
Abercrombie shows this building being used
as quarters by the surgeon and the chaplain.
In addition to treating the sick, the surgeon . . . — — Map (db m176577) HM
The sutler's store was a log building situated on
the southeast side of the fort. Sutlers were civilian
contractors who supplied forts with items the army
would not or could not supply. They sold food
such as eggs, milk, cheese, and vegetables, . . . — — Map (db m176636) HM WM
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As you view this eternal memorial, remember the names and why they are here. Be grateful, be proud.
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We honor all those who have served their country in the armed forces during conflict and peace. With . . . — — Map (db m101280) HM
Dedicated to the men and women who served our country during
World War II ·
Korea ·
Viet Nam ·
War on Terror
Dedicated July 4, 1989
North Dakota Centennial
W. W. II
Elmer F. Berseth ·
Robert R. Dreager · . . . — — Map (db m262242) WM
In commemoration of Richland County citizens
who rendered services to our country during
1917 – The Great World War – 1918
Honor Roll
Aadland, Alfred ·
Aarfor, Leif J. ·
Aarhus, Gilbert ·
Abraham, Edwaldt ·
Adams, . . . — — Map (db m262245) WM
Erected by Sumner Womans Relief Corps No. 7 Auxiliary to the G.A.R. In memory of the Union veterans of the Civil War. 1861 — 1865 — — Map (db m262238) WM
Nodak Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., during North Dakota’s Centennial year, commemorates the pioneers of rural electrification and the community leaders who dared dream of a better way of life in the stark days of 1935 to 1940. As the State . . . — — Map (db m209452) HM
