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Dickinson had been established as Pleasant Valley Siding in 1880, but the name changed by 1881. It became the county seat in 1883, incorporated in 1899,…
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“The large amount of grain that has been seeded near town will necessitate the herding of stock now running at large,” announced the Dickinson Press in…
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Theodore Roosevelt’s first opportunity to personally express much of his passion for our nation, as well as Dakota Territory’s gift of healing grace, was…
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On this date in 1908, the Dickinson Press announced that plans for a Carnegie library were moving forward. It would not be long before Dickinson would be…
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Theodore Roosevelt’s only North Dakota visit while president came in April of 1903. His railroad excursion was a two-day event, packed east-to-west across…
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In 1925, when it was decided that the American Legion would hold its next state convention in Dickinson, a contest was started for a snappy city slogan.…
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On this date in 1918, the Bismarck Tribune reported that Walter Thomas Mills received a rough welcome in Dickinson. Mills was a noted socialist. He was…
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The first Saturday in May marks the date for the running of the Kentucky Derby at the Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. As the most celebrated…
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On this date in 1912, the Dickinson Press announced that the new St. Joseph’s Hospital would be dedicated the following day at three o’clock. The Bishop,…
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Women have been serving as police officers for more than a century in the United States. While the earliest of these women is not known, there are records…