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One of the first photographs used to design a U.S. postage stamp, Farming in the West, was issued in 1898 and pictured farmhands at the Amenia and Sharon Land Co. farm in Amenia (pop. 89).

first appeared: 6/6/2004

In 1831, steamboats began navigating the Missouri River between St. Louis and Fort Union near Williston (pop. 12,512) and revolutionized the fur-trade industry.

first appeared: 5/30/2004

Discovered in 1864, two granite boulders with American Indian petroglyphs are protected at Writing Rock State Historic Site near Grenora (pop. 202).

first appeared: 5/23/2004

Astronaut James Buchli, born in 1945 in New Rockford (pop. 1,463), is a veteran of four space flights.

first appeared: 5/16/2004

The Red River Valley Potato Growers Association and the University of North Dakota team up each September for the world’s largest french fry feed at Potato Bowl USA in Grand Forks (pop. 49,321). In 2002, 4,100 pounds of spuds were served.

first appeared: 5/9/2004

Hannah Due, 15, a homeschooler in Grand Forks (pop. 49,321), spelled “fricative” to win the 2003 state spelling bee.

first appeared: 5/2/2004

Each April, endangered whooping cranes swoop over the state while migrating from Texas to Canada.

first appeared: 4/25/2004

In 1908, the arrival of the railroad spurred the establishment of Marmarth (pop. 140), named after Margaret Martha Fitch, granddaughter of the president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad.

first appeared: 4/18/2004

New York Yankee Roger Maris, who grew up in Fargo, hit 61 home runs in 1961, upstaging Babe Ruth’s record of 60.

first appeared: 4/11/2004

Singer-songwriter Peggy Lee was born in 1920 in Jamestown (pop. 15,527) and purred her way to the top after joining Benny Goodman’s band in 1941. Lee recorded some 600 songs, including the 1969 Grammy winner, Is That All There Is?

first appeared: 4/4/2004

The National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown (pop. 15,527) is dedicated to the history of the American bison, or buffalo. Displays show the evolution of the buffalo and related American Indian artifacts, as well as many paintings.

first appeared: 3/28/2004

Minnesota, Montana, and the Dakotas together produce 94 percent of the nation’s hard red spring wheat crop. The wheat commonly is used in bread-making. In a previous issue, we listed it incorrectly as winter wheat.

first appeared: 3/21/2004

The state has 63 national wildlife refuges, more than any other state. They cover about 290,000 acres.

first appeared: 3/14/2004

In 1956, the North Dakota Motor Vehicle Department, placed the words “Peace Garden State” on license plates. The name proved so popular that it was formally adopted as a motto by the 1957 Legislature.

first appeared: 3/7/2004

Sitting Bull Burial State Historic Site near Fort Yates marks the grave of the Sioux Indian leader. He was killed during a skirmish that ensued when American Indian police tried to arrest him in 1890.

first appeared: 2/29/2004

The Badlands in the state’s southwest corner is rugged territory formed by centuries of erosion, mostly from the Little Missouri River.

first appeared: 2/22/2004

Minnesota, Montana, and the Dakotas together produce 94 percent of the nation’s hard red spring wheat crop. The wheat commonly is used in bread-making.

first appeared: 2/15/2004

Actress Angie Dickinson was born Angeline Brown in 1931 in the farming community of Kulm (pop. 422).

first appeared: 2/8/2004

Turtle Lake (pop. 580) is home to the annual United States Turtle Racing Championship every July.

first appeared: 2/1/2004

The geographical center of North America lies in a gas station parking lot in Rugby (pop. 2,939), and is marked by a rock obelisk about 15 feet tall.

first appeared: 1/25/2004

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