In 1989, inspection of the Lake Ilo dam found that critical maintenance was needed. A notch cut into the spillway lowered the water about 7 feet so the work could be completed. The exposed lake bed revealed remarkable discoveries and mysteries of . . . — — Map (db m153143) HM
Chelsey and Polly Dinkins played a major role in the construction and operation of this dam and National Wildlife Refuge known as Lake Ilo.
Chelsey Dinkins was the foreman of the Works Progress Administrations (WPA) crew that built the dam in . . . — — Map (db m152944) HM
On July 28, 1864, a U.S. military force, commanded by General Alfred Sully, attacked several groups of the Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota (Sioux) Nations camped at this location. Major Sioux leaders included Medicine Bear and Sitting Bull. Sully's force . . . — — Map (db m152945) HM
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 ½ miles N.E. of Hazelton) closed and its . . . — — Map (db m231462) HM
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
The Yellowstone Expedition of 1876 organized to quell the hostile Sioux marched from Fort Abraham Lincoln May 17, 1876 and passed within three fourths of a mile to the south of this marker on June 3, 1876. Between Sentinel Butte and Beach . . . — — Map (db m202891) HM
Clara Darrow, President N.D. Votes For Women League, spoke to crowd in Beach Sept. 1914 during suffrage campaign throughout state. — — Map (db m202885) HM
This commemorative plaque is placed in honor of the work performed by Company's 2770, 4737, and 764 of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) between 1934 and 1941 under the direction of the Nat'l Park Service. While the main project of these crews . . . — — Map (db m183703) HM
The Red River Valley is well known for long, harsh winters, But the winter of 1996-97 was unlike any before. Eight blizzards battered the area during a seemingly endless winter. The blizzards, which the Grand Forks Herald named, started with . . . — — Map (db m169712) HM
The flood showed how powerless man is against nature. It also reaffirmed the sheer strength of the human spirit.
Even before the water receded, material goods and money flowed in, gifts from across the land to the people of a small community . . . — — Map (db m169725) HM
In 2002, Mayor Michael R. Brown accepted the gracious donation by Xcel Energy of plaques chronicling the events of the Great Flood of 1997. They were originally dedicated, on the fifth anniversary of the flood, as a permanent gift to the . . . — — Map (db m169727) HM
Considered the Founder of Grand Forks, Alexander Griggs filed the first land plat in the Original Townsite in 1875. Steamboat captain and builder, Griggs was an integral part of the steamboat era. He learned his navigational skills on the . . . — — Map (db m162628) HM
On April 4, "Hannah" swept in, bringing a thick coat of ice that covered everything, followed by seven inches of wet, heavy snow, 70 mile per hour winds, and subzero temperatures.
The flood fight halted. Sandbags froze. Powerlines fell as . . . — — Map (db m169713) HM
First built as a township hall in 1917, this building became Grand Forks County's Blooming 46 school house in 1930. At a time when most Americans lived in rural areas, these one room school houses served as the primary source for education of . . . — — Map (db m183700) HM
Thomas and Almira Campbell emigrated from Perth, Ontario in 1875. They started their farm on this site with eighty acres of land and a sod shanty. In 1879, they built the log cabin that is the original part of the Campbell House. An addition was . . . — — Map (db m183663) HM
The Clifford Annex was constructed by Dinnie Brothers Construction Company during the last surge of 19th century commercial building, which replaced most of the original wood frame buildings in downtown Grand Forks. The architecture has been . . . — — Map (db m213947) HM
The rising water brought crisis. It left behand devastation.
As residents returned to their homes, they found what no television or newspaper could fully capture. Water and mud had seeped onto everything. Garbage was everywhere. The smells . . . — — Map (db m169726) HM
The Dinnie Block was constructed by Dinnie Brothers Construction Company, a firm that played a significant role in the look of the Grand Forks business district in the early 20th century. The three-story building featured locally manufactured . . . — — Map (db m169722) HM
This building was considered one of the best examples of pre-World War I commercial architecture in Grand Forks. The two story structure was built of dark red Hebron brick accented by stone. It remained largely unchanged throughout its life. . . . — — Map (db m213966) HM
Flood predictions from the National Weather Service continued to rise, and a community struggled to keep up. As residents battled the Red River, city officials fought to keep people safe. New and strange sounds engulfed the cities; civil defense . . . — — Map (db m169717) HM
Fannie Mahood was born in Wykoff, MN and moved to Dakota Territory in 1880. She married Frank Heath in 1881. On a 160 acre tree claim west of Grand Forks, they struggled with alkaline soil and drying winds of the treeless prairie. By 1920 their . . . — — Map (db m183665) HM
The battle lost. The cities evacuated. By Saturday, April 19, the community was devastated. Shock turned to disbelief when, at 4:15 p.m. a fire was reported in the downtown Grand Forks Security Building, which stood at this site.
Amid . . . — — Map (db m169724) HM
Nicholas Hoffman and August Loon built this log cabin in 1868 on a site that is now the 500 block of Reeves Drive. In 1870 the cabin became Grand Forks' first post office, with Sanford Cady as postmaster. In the 1880s the cabin was moved in . . . — — Map (db m183667) HM
On this date, ten years after the Flood of 1997, the City of Grand Forks proudly marks the completion of its flood protection project. As the nation watched, the people and property of Grand Forks were devastated by the Flood of 1997. The . . . — — Map (db m169729) HM
The Grand Forks flood of 1997 affected every neighborhood in the city but few knew the degree of devastation experienced by the Lincoln Drive neighborhood.
The waters of the Red River proved to be overwhelming in the spring 1997. . . . — — Map (db m169784) HM
Swedish born engineer Carl Strandlund invented the Lustron Home to ease the housing shortage that followed World War II. Strandlund conceived an all-steel prefabricated home that could be mass produced and marketed across the nation. Manufacturing . . . — — Map (db m183701) HM
Designed by a renowned Grand Forks architect, Joseph Bell DeRemer, this three-story colonial red Harvard brick structure was trimmed with Bedford stone. It was built by the Dinnie Brothers Construction Company and connected to the Security . . . — — Map (db m169721) HM
The streets of this neighborhood in Grand Forks are the first concrete pavements constructed in North Dakota. They were built of portland cement concrete in 1910 and ushered in the era of modern roads and streets in the state. A distinctive feature . . . — — Map (db m183671) HM
From the 1820s to the 1860s, oxcarts were used to carry trade goods between St. Paul and Fort Garry (present-day Winnipeg). The goods were carried from St. Paul, northwest through Minnesota then north through the Red River Valley to Fort Garry.
. . . — — Map (db m183512) HM
Step by difficult step, the people of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks began to rebuild. The priority was to make the cities safe, sanitized, and secure. Water treatment, electrical services, and communications were the first to be restored.
. . . — — Map (db m169728) HM
When residents left their homes, few expected to be gone long. Yet six weeks passed before the last neighborhoods reopened and every resident could assess the extent of the damage. In the meantime, news media told a grim story and painful reality . . . — — Map (db m169723) HM
Built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the building was constructed by the Security Improvement Company. The Security Building exemplified the well-designed commercial buildings of the 1800s' Great Dakota Boom. Five stories tall, . . . — — Map (db m169719) HM
Remembering the record flood of 1979, when the Red River crested at 48.8 feet - more than 20 feet above its 28 foot flood stage - Grand Forks and East Grand Forks started raising the levees on both sides of the river.
By March, thousands . . . — — Map (db m169714) HM
The Flood of 1997 is often associated with downtown Grand Forks and the neighborhoods near the Red River. Those areas were indeed devastated, but the 1997 flood affected all of Grand Forks. This site in University Park, which is over a mile and . . . — — Map (db m169791) HM
On the morning of Friday, April 18, the river found a path into Lincoln Park. Water rushed down Lincoln Drive and swamped the levee from behind, and by late afternoon only the rooftops peeked out above the murky, swirling water. Floodwaters . . . — — Map (db m169716) HM
You are standing at the site of the former Security Building, the first structure consumed by the devastating fire that broke out at the height of the 1997 flood of the Red River of the North. This combination of fire and flood - or "Hell and . . . — — Map (db m169711) HM
Dedicated to the men of the 321st Bombardment Group, 57th Bombardment Wing, who flew and fought in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in World War II. This aircraft is representative of the one flown by 1st Lt John H. O'Keefe of Grand . . . — — Map (db m169802) WM
This vehicle is a Missile Transporter Erector (TE). It was built in cooperation with the GMC and Cessna Corporations and commissioned in 1981 at a cost of $1.3 Million. He TE was used to transport, remove and emplace the Minuteman . . . — — Map (db m169800) WM
Larimore City Hall
Built in 1890
Has Been Placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m183711) HM
Over this trail the Indians carried freight and mail for the U.S. Govt. from Fishers Landing to Fort Totten in the years 1879 to 1882. — — Map (db m155662) HM
In 1877, when the Black Hills were opened to those in search of gold, the Bismarck-Deadwood Stage Trail was established. As it was the closest rail end, the Northwestern Express, Stage, and Transportation Company and several independent freighters . . . — — Map (db m153197) HM
This is the site of the stagecoach station at the Cannonball Crossing of the Black Hills or Deadwood Trail. Originating at Bismarck, the trail passed through Fort Abraham Lincoln and continued in a southwesterly direction to Deadwood, a distance of . . . — — Map (db m153099) HM
The passenger coaches used on the Bismarck-Deadwood Stage Trail were often Concord coaches, usually drawn by four or six horses. The coaches were constructed for rough travel and built to endure the stain of the Dakota terrain. A driver sat at the . . . — — Map (db m153194) HM
Named for Captain Charles B. Atchison, assistant commissary and acting ordnance officer, on the staff of General H. H. Sibley. This camp was used as a base for Sibley's Operations to the Missouri River in pursuit of the Sioux Indians and was . . . — — Map (db m200660) WM
Lake Jessie was named for Jessie Benton, daughter of Senator Benton of St. Louis. This lady later became the wife of Lt. John C. Fremont, who with the J. N. Nicollet exploring party camped a half mile northeast of here on the bluff, on July 25, 26. . . . — — Map (db m200661) HM
This was the location of a stop-over shelter for the U.S. Army wagoneers who hauled mail, medicine & supplies from Fort Abercrombie to Fort Toten. It was in use from 1867 to 1872. — — Map (db m176687) HM
In 1886, Erick and Marlene Watne and son Edwin moved to Dakota Territory from Wisconsin. They made their home in this abandoned dugout. Marlene died in 1891. Erick married Hannah Hystad in 1893, they continued to live there until toward the end of . . . — — Map (db m176690) HM
The November-33 Launch Facility (LF), which held a nuclear missile from 1966 to 1997, was unstaffed for nearly all of its history. Rather than securing the LFs (like November-33) of the 321st Strategic Missile Wing with continually on-site, armed . . . — — Map (db m169341) HM
In front of you is a 107½-ton, 4½-foot-thick, wedge-shaped launcher closure door. Between 1966 and 1997, a few feet below this door was a nuclear-tipped Minuteman missile. The most important mission of the launcher closure door was to . . . — — Map (db m169340) HM
The Minuteman missile system depended upon knowledgeable and skilled maintainers to ensure its reliability. Missile maintenance was divided into a number of specialized fields. Air Force enlisted personnel were placed on one of the specialized . . . — — Map (db m169342) HM
Transporting missiles and their nuclear warheads was not an easy task. However, it was critical that it be done smoothly and efficiently. The Minuteman missile system relied on a process of remove, repair and replace - it was essential that all . . . — — Map (db m169339) HM
The launch facility consists of three major below ground features: the launch tube (or silo), the launcher equipment room (LER), and the launcher equipment building (LEB). These features were built to monitor and protect the missile while keeping it . . . — — Map (db m169343) HM
You are on the access road to November-33 - one of 150 Launch Facilities (LF) of the 321st Strategic Missile Wing (SMW) of Grand Forks Air Force Base. In this underground silo, from 1966 to 1997, one of humankind's most powerful weapons-a . . . — — Map (db m169336) HM
Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility
You are on the access road to Oscar-Zero- one of 15 Missile Alert Facilities (MAF) of the
321st Strategic Missile Wing (SMW) of Grand Forks Air Force . . . — — Map (db m176534) WM
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, 1991
"The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, conscious that nuclear war would have devastating consequences for all humanity, that it cannot be won and must . . . — — Map (db m169338) HM
The Minuteman nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) significantly changed the strategic nuclear capabilities of the United States. Prior to the development of the Minuteman, the U.S. relied upon liquid-fueled missiles for nuclear . . . — — Map (db m169337) HM
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
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
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
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
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 m175571) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- 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
The Fairview Bridge crossing the Yellowstone River in North Dakota is named after the Montana town of Fairview located five miles west. Although it is considered the only lift span bridge in North Dakota, it has a twin structure located nine miles . . . — — Map (db m162155) HM
For thirty-one years, automobile traffic crossed the Fairview railroad bridge. This was obviously a dangerous situation and accidents did occur, but none involving a train and surprisingly, no deaths were reported. Although a highway bridge has been . . . — — Map (db m162153) HM
The only railroad tunnel in North Dakota is located some 300 feet from the east end of the Fairview Lift Bridge. Locally known as the Cartwright Tunnel, it is named after the town of Cartwright, located about 1 1/ miles east of the tunnel. As . . . — — Map (db m162157) HM
By 1912 the Northern Pacific, Soo, and Milwaukee railroads were in competition. Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern, and his father, James J. Hill, knew that a successful farming population on railroad territory was essential to the . . . — — Map (db m162154) HM
The Schafer Jail is of native granite stone and concrete construction. It was completed in 1910, and served McKenzie County for 31 years. It was from this jail that Charles Bannon, the confessed murderer of the six members of the Albert E. Haven . . . — — Map (db m162159) HM
The large spherical boulders in front of you are called concretions. They may have any shape, but most are round. Concretions are formed within rocks (shale, clay, sandstone, etc.) by the deposition of mineral around a core. More concretions . . . — — Map (db m88650) HM
The colorful and fantastic shapes along these canyon walls are part of an ever-changing landscape. The horizontal layers of multi-colored sandstone, clay and shale are complimented by scattered beds of lignite coal and patches of pastel . . . — — Map (db m85880) HM
The blue-black popcorn-like soil that caps the plateau 50 feet below this point is bentonitic clay. Bentonite clays flow when wet. This bluish-colored layer can be traced for miles up and down the river. — — Map (db m88636) HM
The drought and depression of the 1930s hit the badlands region hard. Small landowners, no longer able to eke out a living, sold their lands to the government with the hope of finding a new start elsewhere. Throughout the country, men were out of . . . — — Map (db m88634) HM
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