This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
North Dakota Immigration Boom Promises New Settlers
An article notes real estate agents and railroad immigration experts expect about 300,000 new settlers to North Dakota this year drawn by homestead laws and rising farm profits. It highlights Devils Lake and Fort Totten lands opening, the Missouri valley, and the allure of lignite coal, Chautauqua gatherings, and a growing Devils Lake city as key draw factors for mainly migrants from several Midwestern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Soo
North Dakota
Devils Lake
Fort Totten Indian Reservation
Fort Totten
Congress
Department
United States
Atlantic
Era Pacific
Morton County
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illlinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
S. J. Smact