North Dakota

History  A A A About thousands of years ago, Mandan people settled in North Dakota  N N N North Dakota had two big problems, communication, and transportation SSSSettlers hated grasshoppers because they ate peoples crops IIIIn 1912 North Dakota became the first state to hold a national presidential primary IIIIn 1861 congress creates Dakota territory IIIIn 1872 Northern Pacific Railroad begins laying tracks in North Dakota

symbols  The state motto is “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable”  The state grass is Western Wheat Grass  The state tree is American Elm  The state song is “North Dakota Hymn  The state dance is Square Dancing  The state bird is the Western Meadowlark  The state fish is the Northern Pike  The state flower is the Wild Prairie Rose  The state fossil is the Toredo –Bored Petrified wood  The nickname is the Peace Garden State  The state capital is Bismark

Economy NNNNorth Dakotas main grain products are bread, pasta, frozen potatoes, like [French fries] cooking oils, and sunflower seeds BBBBeef and cattle are in south central part of the state SSSSoil in North Dakotas greatest resource TTTTransportation is bad for North Dakota NNNNorth Dakota also has a huge indristy NNNNorth Dakota major dairy products are milk and cheddar cheese NNNNorth Dakota’s major meat products are steaks and sausage

Famous People  Phyllis Frelich was born near Devils Lake, Phyllis wrote a book called Children Of a Lesser God  Angeline Dickson was born in Kulm, North Dakota. She grew up to be an actress  Erick Severeid was born in Velva, North Dakota, and became a journalist when he got older  Peggy Lee was born in North Dakota and became a star, then became a waitress  Louis L’Amour was born in Jamestown, North Dakota and started writing Western novels and he published over 400 of them

Attractions  Dakota Zoo is a huge attraction. They have wolves, cougars, reptiles, and a huge train that you can ride, also it is located by the Missouri River  Dakota Heritage fest in Jamestown has a Accordion band, Alliance Dancers!  Mandan Rodeo Days is in Mandan, it is city wide and it is on the 4 th of July  North Dakota state fair in Minot. It is there for nine days, they have competition's needle work, cooking, plants, and concerts  Shiver fest is at Devils Lake

Additional Facts CCCCapital is Bismarck TTTThe current governor is John Hoeven TTTThe highest point is 3,506 feet and it is called White Butte TTTThe lowest point is 750 feet and it is called “Red River” TTTThe land area is 68,976 sq. miles TTTThere are 53 countries NNNNorth Dakota is the 21th smartest state NNNNorth Dakota is the 12th healthiest state NNNNorth Dakota is the 50th dangerous state NNNNorth Dakota is the 13th livable state