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The 10th Space Warning Squadron at remote Cavalier (pop. 1,537) Air Station watches for sea-launched and intercontinental ballistic missiles.

first appeared: 8/31/2003

This is the only state that does not require some form of voter registration.

first appeared: 8/24/2003

By 1910, 344 newspapers were being published in the state.

first appeared: 8/17/2003

In 1884, Commissioner Prosper Parker faced opposition to his choice of a county seat. He declared, “We select this location and name the town Cando (pop. 1,342) to show you that we can do it.”

first appeared: 8/10/2003

Corwin-Churchill Motors in Bismarck (pop. 55,532) claims to be the nation’s oldest Chrysler dealership. In 1914, Samuel Wickham Corwin bought a bicycle shop that sold cars on the side, then became a Chrysler distributor in 1924.

first appeared: 8/3/2003

An average of 18 tornadoes are reported in the state each season with a record 56 reported in 1976.

first appeared: 7/27/2003

Logging Camp Ranch, a working cattle ranch at Bowman (pop. 1,600), is the state’s oldest guest ranch and has been in the same family since the 1880s.

first appeared: 7/20/2003

The German-Russian tradition of marking graves with iron crosses is prevalent in cemeteries around Strasburg (pop. 549).

first appeared: 7/13/2003

In 1906, Paul Freiteg operated a post office at his farm, and his young son, Max, would ask townspeople if they were picking up mail at “his” post office. The town was named for Max (pop. 278).

first appeared: 7/6/2003

No need to cast far for fishing spots at Turtle Lake (pop. 580), which is surrounded by 18 fishing lakes.

first appeared: 6/29/2003

The Sheyenne River Valley State Scenic Byway near Valley City (pop. 6,826) became the state’s first National Scenic Byway in June 2002.

first appeared: 6/22/2003

The Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery in Richardton (pop. 619) raise llamas to help support their community.

first appeared: 6/15/2003

Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher (1993-1997) was born in 1925 in Scranton (pop. 304).

first appeared: 6/8/2003

About 18,000 white pelicans, the largest colony in North America, nest at Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Woodworth (pop. 80).

first appeared: 6/1/2003

Established in 1884, Vikur Lutheran Church in Mountain (pop. 133) is America’s oldest Icelandic church.

first appeared: 5/25/2003

The state’s farmers grow about 68 percent, or 71 million bushels, of the nation’s durum wheat, the main ingredient in pasta.

first appeared: 5/18/2003

The Bank of North Dakota in Bismarck (pop. 55,532) is the nation’s only state-owned bank, established in 1919 to promote agriculture, commerce, and industry.

first appeared: 5/11/2003

The 1880s lavish 26-room Chateau de Mores, built by French nobleman and entrepreneur Marquis de Mores, the founder of Medora (pop. 100), remains in its original furnished condition.

first appeared: 5/4/2003

Since 1961, 31 North Dakotans, including Lawrence Welk, Louis L’Amour, and Angie Dickinson, have received the honorary rank of colonel in the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Riders.

first appeared: 4/27/2003

In 2002, the state’s 221 public school districts enrolled 103,013 students.

first appeared: 4/20/2003

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