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Grant County, North Dakota
Grant County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 2,301. Its county seat is Carson, North Dakota, Carson. History The territory of Grant County was part of Morton County, North Dakota, Morton County until 1916. On November 7 the county voters determined that the SW portion of the county would be partitioned off to form a new county, to be named after Ulysses S. Grant, the US President from 1869 to 1877. Accordingly, the county government was organized on November 28, with Carson as the seat. The county's boundaries have remained unchanged since its creation. Geography The Heart River (North Dakota), Heart River flows eastward through the upper part of Grant County, and Cedar Creek (North Dakota), Cedar Creek flows east-northeastward along the county's southern boundary line. The county terrain consists of isolated hills among rolling hills, carved by drainages. The semi-arid ...
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Carson Roller Mill
The Carson Roller Mill is a manufacturing facility in Carson, North Dakota that was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... (NRHP) in 1980. According to its NRHP nomination, it "is the only known roller flour mill in North Dakota to remain essentially unaltered and to contain its original equipment." It is evaluated to be "a rare and valuable example of industrial technology related to the commerce and industry of North Dakota's early settlement period." and References Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota Industrial buildings completed in 1913 Flour mills in the United States 1913 establishments in North Dakota National Register of Historic Places i ...
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Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time ( UTC−07:00) is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time ( UTC−06:00). The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time at the 105th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. In the United States, the exact specification for the location of time zones and the dividing lines between zones is set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 49 CFR 71. In the United States, Canada, and Mexico, this time zone is generically called Mountain Time (MT). Specifically, it is Mountain Standard Time (MST) when observing standard time, and Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) when observing daylight saving time. The term refers to the Rocky Mountains, which range from British Columbia to New Mexico. In Mexico, this time zone is known as the or ('Pacific Zone'). In the United States and Canada, the Mountain Time Z ...
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Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge is an National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Pretty Rock NWR is an easement refuge and is on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the resources. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service oversees Pretty Rock NWR from their offices at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge. This isolated refuge is south of New Leipzig, North Dakota and has been known as a temporary resting place for migrating whooping crane The whooping crane (''Grus americana'') is an endangered Crane (bird), crane species, native to North America, named for its "whooping" calls. Along with the sandhill crane (''Antigone canadensis''), it is one of only two crane species native to ...s. In 2002, six adults and one juvenile crane were spotted on the refuge. References External links Audubon National Wildlife Refuge: About the ComplexOh Ranger: Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge Protected areas ...
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Cedar River National Grassland
Cedar River National Grassland is a National Grassland located in Sioux County and Grant County in southern North Dakota, United States. It has a land area of . The portion in Sioux County lies within the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Within the grassland are topographic features such as level plains and rolling hills. Dry streams and some small flowing streams exist throughout the Grasslands. The grassland is administered by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands from offices in Bismarck, North Dakota. There are local ranger district offices (shared with Grand River National Grassland) in Lemmon, South Dakota Lemmon is a town in Perkins County, South Dakota, Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Lemmon is named after George Ed Lemmon, a cattleman, who founded the town in 1 .... References * External links * Dakota Prairie Grasslands- U.S. Forest Service List of b ...
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Stark County, North Dakota
Stark County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,646, and was estimated to be 33,767 in 2024, making it the 7th-most populous county in North Dakota. The county seat and the largest city is Dickinson. Stark County is part of the Dickinson, North Dakota micropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the Dickinson Micro Area had a population of 38,686 (a July 1, 2024 estimate placed the population at 38,861) in Billings, Dunn, and Stark Counties. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on February 10, 1879, taking area from now-extinct Howard and Williams counties and some previously unincorporated territory. It was named for George Stark, a vice president of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The county organization was not completed at that time, but the new county was not attached to another county for administrative and judicial purposes. The county lost a portion of its area when Hettinger County was c ...
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Hettinger County, North Dakota
Hettinger County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,489. Its county seat is Mott. The city of Hettinger, North Dakota is not located in Hettinger County North Dakota but located in Adams County North Dakota History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 9, 1883, with territory partitioned from Stark County. Its government was not organized at that time. The county name was chosen by territorial legislator Erastus A. Williams, to honor his father-in-law, Mathias K. Hettinger (1810-1890), who had been a banker and public figure in Freeport, Illinois. A settlement on the Cannonball River was selected as the county seat ( Mott). The county boundaries were reduced in 1885 and 1887. The county was dissolved on November 3, 1896, but was re-created on May 24, 1901, by an action of the state supreme court. This re-creation slightly altered the county's boundaries, due to the redefinition of its boun ...
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Adams County, North Dakota
Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,200, and was estimated to be 2,141 in 2024, The county seat is Hettinger. History The county was created on April 17, 1907, and organized one week later. It was named for John Quincy Adams (1848–1919), a railroad official for the Milwaukee Road Railroad and distant relative of sixth U.S. President John Quincy Adams (1767–1848). In 1923, Adams County was the site of one of the deadliest tornadoes in North Dakota's recorded history. The "Adams County Twister' killed eight people and injured 20. Geography Adams County lies on the south line of North Dakota. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of South Dakota. Its terrain consists of semi-arid low rolling hills. Its terrain generally slopes eastward, and its highest point is on its upper west boundary line, at ASL. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area o ...
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Sioux County, North Dakota
Sioux County is a county located along the southern border of the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,898, and was estimated to be 3,713 in 2024. Its eastern border is the Missouri River and its county seat is Fort Yates. History The county was created by proclamation of Governor Louis B. Hanna on September 3, 1914. It was named for the Native American Lakota, whose historic territory included this area. The county government organization was completed on September 12 of that year. The county lies entirely within the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, forming the northernmost 30 percent of the reservation; the balance of the reservation is in South Dakota. It is the only county in North Dakota that is entirely within an Indian reservation. From 2013 to 2018, Sioux County was included in the Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Sioux County lies on the south line of North Dakota. Its south boundary line abuts the north bou ...
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Central Time Zone
The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ..., Mexico, Central America, and a few Caribbean Islands, Caribbean islands. In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territories in Canada, and several border municipalities in Mexico), the Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly: Central Standard Time (CST) is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March. It is UTC−06:00, six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and designated internationally as UTC−6. From the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November the same areas observe daylight saving time (DST), creating the designation of Central ...
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North Dakota Highway 49
North Dakota Highway 49 (ND 49) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ND 49's southern terminus is a continuation as South Dakota Highway 73 (SD 73) at the South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ... border, and the northern terminus is at ND 200 north of Beulah. Major intersections References External links {{Attached KML, display=title,inline The North Dakota Highways Pageby Chris Geelhart by Mark O'Neil 049 Transportation in Sioux County, North Dakota Transportation in Grant County, North Dakota Transportation in Morton County, North Dakota Transportation in Mercer County, North Dakota ...
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North Dakota Highway 31
North Dakota Highway 31 (ND 31) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The southern segments southern terminus is a continuation as South Dakota Highway 65 (SD 65) at the South Dakota border, and the northern terminus is at ND 21 west of Flasher. The northern segments southern terminus is at Interstate 94 (I-94) north of New Salem and the northern terminus is a continuation as County Route 37 (CR 37) at the end of state maintenance in Stanton. The portion of ND 31 in Sioux County, in the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, divides the Mountain Time Zone to the west and the Central Time Zone to the east. Route description Southern segment ND 31 runs from the South Dakota state line where SD 65 ends and continues the entire 35.3 miles of the southern segment without any major intersections south of ND 21. However, ND 31 passes east of St Gertrude and Raleigh along the rural course outside of the Standing Rock Sioux Res ...
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