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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R7M_carroll-house_Fullerton-ND.html
Est. 1889
Restored 1989
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q11_the-first-prestressed-concrete-bridge-deck-constructed-in-north-dakota_Horace-ND.html
Cass County Board of Commissioners
H. Eklund - Chairman
I. Sandbeck - L. Younker
L. Sutton - W. Bailey
County Engineer - A. Cousins
Built By
Jardine Bridge Co., Inc. Fargo, North Dakota
Historic Bridge
The above plaque was taken from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PA2_jamestown-dam_Jamestown-ND.html
Jamestown Dam
1953
Missouri River Basin project
Built by and for the people of the United States
for the conservation, control, and use of water resources.
Height of Dam 110 Feet
Length of Crest 1418 Feet
Reservoir Capacity 230,000 Acre Fee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NXU_cannon-ball-concretions_Grassy-Butte-ND.html
The large spherical boulders in front of you are called concretions. They may have any shape, but most are round. Concretions are formed within rocks (shale, clay, sandstone, etc.) by the deposition of mineral around a core. More concreti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NXT_long-x-cattle-trail_Grassy-Butte-ND.html
Abundant grass in North Dakota resulted in cattle being driven in the 1880's along this trail to the Long X Ranch three miles north of this point. In North Dakota the trail passed through the place that is now the town of New England, the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NXN_man-and-grass_Grassy-Butte-ND.html
Throughout history livestock growing has depended upon abundant grasslands. An unused sea of grass in this region attracted cattlemen who brought large herds here in the early 1880's. Damage from overstocking and overgrazing brought a qui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NXK_edge-of-a-glacier_Grassy-Butte-ND.html
These small boulders are clues to a fascinating story. Geologists believe they were ripped from bedrock 400 miles north in Canada and carried to this point by a great glacier which covered nearly all North America north and east of here. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NXI_longhorns_Grassy-Butte-ND.html
Good grass and shelter attracted ranching interests to the badlands. Taking advantage of the void left by the killing of the bison, a Texas trail drive pushed 4,000 head of longhorn cattle into this region in the fall of 1884. Other trail drives f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NXF_slump-formation_Grassy-Butte-ND.html
These tilted mounds were once part of the higher cliffs beyond. Stream cutting against their base over-steepened the cliffs. During wet periods, blocks of earth slid downhill, retaining their original layered sequence. Can you ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NXC_wind-canyon-carved-by-wind-and-water-marred-by-man_Medora-ND.html
These soft sandstone deposits, built up by wind and water and then carved into strange and fantastic shapes by the same forces, have fascinated man for at least 5,000 years.Note the absence of carvings in the sculptured walls seen in this photogra…