On August 17, 1880, companies A, D, H and K of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, compromised of black soldiers who would be remembered as buffalo soldiers, marched into Fort Meade. It was a welcomed relocation, as the fort was well planned, and the buildings were relatively new, with the post havingRead More →
“A heart in the middle of Bismarck-Mandan, beating with the cadence of the Mandaree Singers. An older city within cities. Not a sister city. Not that, something else, perhaps a great matriarch.” That was the manner in which Ken Rogers described Chief Looking’s Village in 2003. The site had beenRead More →
Dustin WhiteEditor Two hundred years before the United States would be formed, families from three villages decided to come together to build a fortified village. The purpose of the new village was twofold. First, it provided defense, as it was protected largely by natural formations. Second, it provided access toRead More →
Dustin WhiteEditor History is a work in progress. As new pieces of information are discovered, the past continues to be written and rewritten. The tent citiesWith the Northern Pacific Railroad pushing westward, land speculators were busy ahead of the track, setting up townsites, with the hope that the railway wouldRead More →
Dustin WhiteEditor When settling down, it can be easy to pass over North Dakota. While the state is currently experiencing a booming oil industry in the west, other potential opportunities often are not considered. Dr. Frederick J. Walsh, who was the playwright for “Old Four-Eyes,” a predecessor to the currentRead More →
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 →
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 →
Dustin WhiteEditor On the west bank of the Missouri, just north of Huff, a butte cuts into the landscape. Causing the road to swerve, many have taken in the beauty of the Eagle Nose Butte. Traveling along the highway, it is easy to pass it by without much thought. ItRead More →
Dustin WhiteEditor At one time, legend holds, the Mandan people lived underground. As time passed, four chiefs, headed by Good Furred Robe, obtained leadership. Climbing up a vine, they entered this world through an opening in the surface. It was here that Good Furred Robe laid out their first village,Read More →
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 →