North Dakota Trivia & Tidbits - Page 7

Looking for North Dakota trivia? Try our list North Dakota little know facts, tidbits and trivia.

The state led the nation in per-capita personal income growth last year with an 8.8 percent increase. Personal income grew from $26,852 in 2002 to $29,204 in 2003.

first appeared: 12/5/2004

Within Icelandic State Park near Cavalier (pop. 1,537) is the 200-acre Gunlogson State Nature Preserve, home to rare plants including bishop's cap and ladyfern.

first appeared: 11/21/2004

The remains of a Mandan Indian earthen-lodge village, inhabited from 1500 to 1781, are visible at Double Ditch State Historic Site near Bismarck (pop. 55,532).

first appeared: 11/7/2004

The state’s hottest day registered 121 degrees on July 6, 1936, at Steele (pop. 761).

first appeared: 10/24/2004

Harold Schafer, born in 1912 near Stanton (pop. 345), founded the Gold Seal Co. in 1942 and sold Gold Seal Floor Wax, Glass Wax and Mr. Bubble.

first appeared: 10/10/2004

In 1879, ranchers held the first rodeo in Mandan (pop. 16,718), making it among the nation’s oldest.

first appeared: 10/3/2004

The Children’s Museum at Yunker Farm in Fargo is housed in one of the state’s oldest brick homes, built in 1876.

first appeared: 9/19/2004

Since 1938, the American Legion and Canadian Legion have held international Memorial Day services on the border two miles north of Sherwood (pop. 255).

first appeared: 9/12/2004

English investor Richard Sykes founded and named five North Dakota towns: Sykeston (pop. 153) after himself; Edgeley (pop. 637) after his birthplace; Bowdon (pop. 139) after his hometown; Chaseley after a friend’s home; and Alfred after an English king.

first appeared: 9/5/2004

Three original buildings remain at Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston (pop. 12,512), the military post where Sioux Chief Sitting Bull surrendered to U.S. troops in 1881.

first appeared: 8/29/2004

In 2003, the state had 30,300 farms and ranches, with an average size of 1,300 acres.

first appeared: 8/22/2004

Singers Garth Brooks and Neil Diamond are among the more than 100 celebrities who have left their signature, footprint or handprint on the Celebrity Walk of Fame in Fargo.

first appeared: 8/15/2004

Cyclist Andy Hampsten, who grew up in Grand Forks (pop. 49,321), was the first American to win the Tour of Italy (1988) and placed fourth twice in the Tour de France (1986, 1992).

first appeared: 8/8/2004

A gourmet coffee shop operates inside the Ashley Tribune in Ashley (pop. 882), where patrons can sip a cappuccino while watching the newspaper in production.

first appeared: 8/1/2004

Trees and shrubs are labeled at the 640-acre Denbeigh Experimental Forest near Towner (pop. 574), established in 1931 to test what type of trees would thrive in the northern Great Plains.

first appeared: 7/25/2004

Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora (pop. 100) welcomes visitors on horseback with miles of marked trails. Riders, however, are cautioned to stay more than 100 yards away from the park’s bison.

first appeared: 7/18/2004

The state grows about one-third of the nation’s barley and planted 1.6 million acres of the grain crop in 2003.

first appeared: 7/11/2004

Mammoth cottonwood trees, some 300 years old, grow up to 100 feet tall at Smith Grove Wildlife Management Area near Mandan (pop. 16,713).

first appeared: 6/27/2004

The new Bully Pulpit Golf Course in Medora (pop. 100) was named in the spirit of President Theodore Roosevelt, who used the expression to refer to the White House as a platform for an agenda.

first appeared: 6/20/2004

After Roger Jensen and Jim Oliver of Wahpeton (pop. 8,586) restored the 1926 Prairie Rose Carousel in 1992, local volunteers ponied up to build a shelter for the attraction.

first appeared: 6/13/2004

jump to page: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17

newspaper partner login create account

Recent

Popular

Recipes

Below are the most recent American Profile articles:

Below are the most recent, highest rated American Profile articles:

Below are the most recent, highest rated American Profile recipes:

Relish

Spry

Below are the most recent articles from our Relish sister site. Click on the "Spry" tab above to see the most recent articles from our other sister site.

Below are the most recent articles from our Spry sister site. Click on the "Relish" tab above to see the most recent articles from our other sister site.