north dakota “ the peace garden state”
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NORTH DAKOTA
“THE PEACE GARDEN STATE”
By Janine Warne
STATE FLAG
STATE BIRDThe Western
Meadowlark is North Dakota’s
state bird.
NOKOTA HORSE
State Animal
STATE FRUIT AND BEVERAGE
MilkChokecher
ry
NORTHERN PIKE
Stat
e Fis
h
STATE FLOWERNorth Dakota’s state flower is the wild prairie rose.
RIVERS AND LAKES Missouri River Lake Ohe
THE FACTSBecame a state: November 2, 1889Region: MidwestBordering states: South Dakota, Minnesota, and MontanaAlso borders CanadaState Population: 672,591 [2010] Biggest city: Fargo / Population 105,549 [2013]
State Capital: Bismarck
FAMOUS CITIZENS OF NORTH DAKOTA: Larry Woiwode: writer
Phil D. Jackson: basketball player, coach
LANDMARKS:Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Sources:
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/http://www.infoplease.com/
http://www.census.gov/
http://www.geonames.org
http://www.50states.com
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