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

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NORTHERN PIKE

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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