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Welcome to Bismarck, North Dakota.
Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota, a state of the United States of America. It is named for the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 55,532. It is the county seat of Burleigh County, and sits directly across the Missouri River from Mandan, North Dakota. The trade center for a large spring-wheat, livestock, and dairying region, Bismarck is also a financial and telecommunications center, and development of the oil reserves in the nearby Williston Basin is important. Lewis and Clark camped nearby in 1804-5. With the beginning of river traffic in the 1830s, a steamboat port called the "Crossing on the Missouri" emerged here. In 1872, Camp Greeley (later Camp Hancock) was erected to protect workers building the Northern Pacific RR. When the railroad reached the fort the next year, a town was laid out, subsequently named Bismarck in the hope of attracting German investment in the railroad.
Bismarck boomed as a river port and railroad center, a gateway for western expansion, and supply point for the Black Hills gold rush (1874). It became the territorial capital in 1883. The local newspaper is the Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck Municipal Airport serves the city.
North Dakota state capitol building
The Bismarck public school system has 15 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. There are also a number of private schools in the city. The University of Mary is the largest degree-granting institution in the city. Bismarck State College is a member of the North Dakota University System. Bismarck is also home to United Tribes Technical College and a satellite campus of Aakers College.
If you live here, you already know that new residents are in for a treat! Why not come and relive 1875 at Fort Abraham Lincoln, where history comes to life? Visit the home of General George and Libbie Custer at Cavalry Square, and hear how they lived.
The hill above Fort Abraham Lincoln provides great views of the Missouri Valley with blockhouses standing guard over the fort. The On-a-Slant Indian Village has replicas of rebuilt Mandan earth lodges on the site of an ancient village. Visit the Museum that houses the nation's best display on the Mandan Indians, exhibits on Lewis & Clark and General Custer artifacts.
Cruise the fabulous Missouri River aboard the Lewis and Clark, a 150-passenger riverboat. This all-weather paddle wheeler docks at the Port of Bismarck, North River Road, Excursion cruises, dinner cruises, moonlight cruises, pizza cruises, and family cruises are all available for your enjoyment. If you prefer to be in the water, rather than on it, look no further than the Super Slide Amusement Park, which provides quality family entertainment with a 150 ft. super slide, Ferris wheel, go carts, bumper cars, mini golf, batting cage, and more.
Just as Lewis and Clark explored the Bismarck-Mandan region 200 years ago, today explorers search for new experiences in the Missouri River Valley and the adjacent prairies, wetlands, and woods. Although the Missouri River System is renowned for its walleye fishery, 19 of North Dakota's 23 game fish species are found in the Missouri. Some of the best natural areas of the relatively unaltered habitat left on the Missouri River System are just upstream and downstream from Bismarck-Mandan. This habitat is home to abundant upland and big game.
Pheasant, grouse, Hungarian partridge, dove, white-tailed deer, and many other non-game species of birds and animals are available for picture taking, observing and hunting.
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Local daily news in Bismarck:
As retailers cut back cities confront 'ghostboxes'
Less than three years ago, Bismarck, N.D., officials used power saws to cut 2-by-4s during a ribbon-cutting for Home Depot's 102,700-square-foot building center there.
Pets and Fireworks
Most of us enjoy Fourth of July fireworks, but they can be scary. Pets don`t always understand the bright lights and the loud booms we`ve come to love.
TSA agent arrested after avoiding screening in NJ
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Places of interest:
Lincoln, ND (6.4 miles), Mandan, ND (7.8 miles), Wilton, ND (23.9 miles), Washburn, ND (37.2 miles), Flasher, ND (39.8 miles), Cannon Ball, ND (40.2 miles), Hazelton, ND (41.2 miles), Center, ND (41.5 miles).
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