The last foreign invasion of Canada originated in what is now North Dakota
Since the invasion was put down almost before it got started, it is but a footnote in U.S.-Canadian relations
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Since the invasion was put down almost before it got started, it is but a footnote in U.S.-Canadian relations
InForum history columnist Curt Eriksmoen continues the story of Elizabeth Preston Anderson, a key women's suffragist in early North Dakota.
Nelson E. Nelson was North Dakota's first Norwegian immigrant. That was only the beginning of his impact on the state, Curt Eriksmoen details. Nelson also played a role in moving the capital to Bismarck and had a county named in his honor.
In 1873, the Dakota Territory’s legislature named one of the new counties it formed in honor of Stutsman, who died a year later in 1874.
Man who named Grand Forks later established North Dakota's first telegraph line "Did You Know That" columnist Curt Eriksmoen explains how Sanford Cady made a lasting impact on Dakota Territory. Written By: Curt Eriksmoen | × Sanford Cady's log shack was eventually moved to the Grand Forks County Historical Society's grounds in Grand Forks, N.D. Photo courtesy of Visit Greater Grand Forks / Special to The Forum In 1869, when Sanford Cady “built a log shack” in the wilderness, overlooking the Red River in Dakota Territory, little did he realize that 20 years l...