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Brief History of Dakota Territory and Its Great Seal
A fragmented historical survey traces Dakota's founding, including Fort Abercrombie and Fort Rice, the 1860s drought, railroad construction, statehood in 1889, and symbols like the Great Seal and state flag. It notes North Dakota unique constitutional prohibition, school funding, and the 1907 state flower, the wild prairie rose. The piece also includes a feature called The Miracle about pumpkin pie and a Christmas-themed advertisement.
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Ft. Abercrombie
Ft. Rice
Sully
Idaho
Montana
Dakota
Congress
Northern Pacific R. R
Missouri
Bismarck
Capital Commission
Fargo
North
South Dakota
North Dakota
Union
State of North Dakota
North Dakota Volunteers
Philippines
Territorial