Category:	Agri Tourism
Title:	North Dakota Travel and Tourism
Listing URL:	http://www.ndtourism.com
Description:	One trip to North Dakota and you'll understand why it's known as the friendliest and safest state to visit. In fact, from agricultural products to quality of life - North Dakota is often at the top of the charts. Statehood On March 2, 1861, President James Buchanan signed the bill creating the Dakota Territory, which originally included the area covered today by both Dakotas as well as Montana and Wyoming. The name was taken from that of the Dakota or Sioux Indian Tribe. Beginning in 1877, efforts were made to bring Dakota into the Union as both a single state and as two states. The latter was successful and on November 2, 1889, both North and South Dakota were admitted. President Benjamin Harrison went to great lengths to obscure the order in which the statehood proclamations were signed, so the exact order in which the two states entered is unknown. However, because of alphabetical position, North Dakota is often considered the 39th state. Dakota is the Sioux Indian word for "friend". Agricultural Rankings North Dakota ranks number one in the U.S. in the production of: spring wheat, durum wheat, sunflowers, barley, all dry edible beans, pinto beans, canola, flaxseed, all dry edible peas, honey, lentils, oats and navy beans. Population State Population 642,200 Largest Cities Fargo 90,599 Bismarck 55,532 Grand Forks 49,321 Minot 36,567 Mandan 16,718 Dickinson 16,010 Jamestown 15,527 West Fargo 14,940 State Symbols Beverage Milk Bird Western Meadowlark Coat of Arms Displayed for the first time by the National Guard at Camp Grafton on June 16, 1957 Creed Written by Frank L. McVey Dance Square Dance Fish Northern Pike Flag North Dakota's dark blue field displays a bald eagle holding an olive branch and a bundle of arrows in its claws. Flower The Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa Blanda or Arkansana) has been identified as Rosa Pratincula in species. The flower sports five bright pink petals with a tight cluster of yellow stamens in the center. The Wild Prairie Rose grows along roadsides, in pastures and in native meadows. Fossil Teredo Petrified Wood Grass Western Wheatgrass Great Seal The North Dakota Great Seal is the state's only symbol that is protected by state law (Section 54-02-01 of the North Dakota Century Code). The description reads as follows: A tree, the american elm, in the open field, the trunk of which is surrounded by three bundles of wheat; on the right a plow, anvil and sledge; on the left, a bow crossed with three arrows, and an Indian on horseback pursuing a buffalo toward the setting sun; the foliage of the tree arched by a half circle of forty-two stars, surrounded by the motto "Liberty and Union Now and Forever, One and Inseparable"; the words "Great Seal" at the top; the words "Great Seal" at the top; the words "State of North Dakota" at the bottom; "October 1st" on the left and "1889" on the right. Honorary State Equine Nokota Horse Language North Dakota joined other states in a nationwide movement to make English the official language March Flickertail March Motto "Liberty and Union Now and Forever, One and Inseparable." Quoted from Daniel Webster's Reply to Hayne. Nicknames Peace Garden State, Flickertail State, Roughrider State, Dakota Song North Dakota Hymn with words by James W. Foley and music by Dr. C. S. Putnam Capital North Dakota's capital city is Bismarck. The capitol building is commonly known as the "Skyscraper on the Prairie." The present-day North Dakota capitol was constructed in 1934 after a fire destroyed the original building. The capitol stands a towering 19 stories with a Moderne style architecture and Art Deco interior. Tours are available of the capitol building. For tour schedules and additional history visit the Capitol web site. Fruit Chokecherry Tree American Elm
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