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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,…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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,…

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…