250History Semiquincentennial Series: The Story of North Dakota In 100 Landmarks (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798275287455)

America turns 250.

Let's go find the candles.

Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com, the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story.

We've wandered through big cities, tiny towns, muddy trails, and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5,000 historic gems along the way.

The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive, sometimes weird, and always waiting to be rediscovered.

Whether you're traveling by road, by printed page, or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week, we invite you to explore 100 North Dakota landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Flickertall State.

Soddies... "Roosevelt's Tree Army"... fur traders... ox carts... roadside wonders... wind engines... J.C. Penney... "stiff mud"... Great Sioux Wars... ghost towns... round barns... "Skyscraper of the Prairie"... bonanza farms... the golden age of motoring... Bakken Foundation... earth lodges... "Prairie Cathedrals"... Granitoid... Lustron Houses... trestle bridges... "wunnerful, wunnerful"... grottoes... Dakota War of 1862... Meskers... brown coal... Billy

Buffalo... Dakota Boom... This book will have you telling stories like a native in no time.

The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn the explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets that make North Dakota uniquely North Dakota. Who is the Kodak camera named after? Solved. Why was the Fairview Lift Bridge raised only once? A mystery no more. What is the oldest manufacturing company in North Dakota? Identified. How Did The Store Without A Name get its name? Revealed. What became of Seaman, the Newfoundland dog that accompanied Lewis and Clark? No one knows.

It is a story only North Dakota can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So, fire up the GPS and see the story of the Flickertail State standing in plain sight on North Dakota streets!