Garrison Dam

It’s not every day that someone refuses a $20,000 payment from the government, but that’s exactly what Adolph Shirley did. On this date in 1986, the Bismarck Tribune reported that Shirley refused payment for land he would lose to the Garrison Diversion.

The General Allotment Act of 1887 made Native Americans individual landowners. The act stated that the head of each family would receive 160 acres of…

Many North Dakota towns are named after a prominent person, like Bismarck; or a connection to the railroad, such as Grenora; or for natural features, like…

The Garrison Dam is the fifth largest earthen dam in the world. Made by packing down dirt with other materials, its total volume is 66.5 million cubic…

The January 1st Run-Off Forecast by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers points to a “very large run-off year” for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City,…

History of the Garrison Dam is forever entwined with the lifeways of the native people of the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota. The…

The Garrison Dam had a considerable impact on the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations – the Three Affiliated Tribes. In 1947, the coming flood forced…