ENCYCLOPÆDIA Britannica DISCOVER AMERICA North Dakota The Peace Garden State CHICAGO LONDON NEW DELHI PARIS SEOUL SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO
INTRODUCTION The seemingly endless prairies of North Dakota provide the state’s residents with more than enough room to stretch out And with a crime rate among the lowest in the nation the people enjoy more peace of mind than most of their fellow Americans The fields of North Dakota produce enormous quantities of wheat enough in one year to make more than 100 billion sandwiches Agriculture has long been an important part of the state’s economy In addition to wheat North Dakota’s hardworking farmers also produce great amounts of barley sunflowers flaxseed and beans North Dakota is gaining a reputation as a tourist destination Visitors learn about the state’s rich Native American heritage follow the paths of famous explorers and enjoy themselves at beautiful state parks Fort Abraham Lincoln was where General George A Custer commanded the 7th Cavalry before they rode out to encounter the Sioux and the Cheyenne at the Little Bighorn River 4 NORTH DAKOTA Farmland covers about 39 million acres of North Dakota The state song the North Dakota Hymn was first performed in public in 1927 It was officially adopted 20 years later The state seal contains 42 stars one for every state in the Union as of 1889 the year when North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Washington were admitted The state flag was adopted in 1911 It shows a bald eagle holding seven arrows in one talon and an olive branch with three red berries in the other
More than 86,000 miles of roads and highways crisscross North Dakota Teredo petrified wood is the state fossil The state motto is Liberty and Union Now and Forever One and Inseparable North Dakota is the 17th largest state in the country It covers 70,704 square miles of land North Dakota’s state bird is the western meadowlark INTRODUCTION 5 North Dakota is located in the north-central part of the United States It is bordered by Minnesota to the east South Dakota to the south Montana to the west and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the north North Dakota sits exactly in the middle of the North American continent A monument near the town of Rugby marks what is believed to be the continent’s geographic center A large number of municipal and private airports serve North Dakota The busiest airport is in Fargo Passenger trains travel across the state and there are several bus lines offering scheduled and chartered services Visitors driving to North Dakota have access to two interstate highways For those travelers heading east or west the main highway is Interstate 94 Interstate 29 is the primary north-south route North Dakota Location Map Capital Bismarck Interstate highways 30 60 48 97 Km Mi Scale 0 0 Population 642,200 Size 70,704 square miles Highest peak White Butte 3,506 feet
