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University Of North Dakota Historic District
The University of North Dakota Historic District is a area in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed as a historic district in the National Register of Historic Places on January 13, 2010. The district is located on the University of North Dakota campus and neighboring streets. It includes 56 contributing properties.What properties in North Dakota are listed in the National Register of Historic Places? State Historical Society of North Dakota website, accessed May 10, 2011 The area also includes 17 non-contributing buildings and three non-contributing structures. While it is considered to retain a cohesive design, the district demonstrates changes in education from the 1880s, when the campus was first built, through the years after |
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, forms the center of the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is often called Greater Grand Forks or the Grand Cities. Located on the western banks of the north-flowing Red River of the North, in a flat region known as the Red River Valley, the city is prone to flooding. The Red River Flood of 1997 devastated the city. Originally called ''Les Grandes Fourches'' by French fur traders from Canada, who had long worked and lived in the region, steamboat captain Alexander Griggs platted a community after being forced to winter there. The post office was established in 1870, and the town was incorporated on February 22, 1881. The city was named for its location at the fork of the Red River and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
