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Dustin WhiteEditor Half a year into the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark had finally made their way to present day North Dakota. Fall had settled in, and temperatures were plunging below zero. It was Oct. 14, 1804.  The day was marked with turmoil. On Oct. 13, private John NewmanRead More →

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Dustin WhiteEditor It was the first cemetery set up west of Jamestown. Planned to be a beautiful resting place for those who passed before their loved ones, problems would lead to Greenwood Cemetery being closed, and largely abandoned. Organized on Jan. 16, 1882, Greenwood Cemetery would be situated on aRead More →

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Dustin WhiteEditor Panic had spread throughout the state. Rumors were circulating that a Lakota uprising was imminent. Seized by fear, many of the women and children closest to the Standing Rock Reservation were put on trains, and transported to the perceived safety of Bismarck. With just the Northern Pacific RailroadRead More →

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Dustin WhiteEditor The fort never became as well known as Fort Abraham Lincoln; however, its importance can not be overlooked. Records don’t seem to agree with when the fort was first established, with some placing the date on July 7, while others, including the marker which stands on the nowRead More →

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Dustin WhiteEditor On Dec. 26, 1862, the largest mass execution in the United States history occurred. 38 Dakota prisoners were led to a specially constructed scaffold, and ultimately to their deaths, in Mankota, Minn. The men were part of a group of 392 prisoners, who were tried after their surrender,Read More →