| A short
history of the North Dakota State flag |
Infantrymen from
the state during the Philippine Campaign of 1898-99 carried today's
flag of North Dakota. Commander of the First Battalion, Major
John Fraine, lobbied for the Color to be adopted as the state
flag. The legislation adopted it on March 3, 1911 but the original
drafting of the legislation didn't describe the Color correctly.
It wasn't until 1943 that the revised legislation put the matter
right. A new flag was adopted for the National Guard since the
state flag was in effect a military Color on March 15,1957. The
state flag has an eagle flourishing a scroll bearing the national
motto and has thirteen stars representing the original states
of the Union. |
| A short
history of North Dakota (The Flickertail State) |
In 1803, the Dakota
Territory was part of the Louisiana Purchase, with the Red River
valley ceded by Britain in 1818. North Dakota became a Territory
in 1861, and in 1889 was divided into two states. On November
2, 1889, North Dakota was admitted to the Union. |
| Area
of North Dakota |
70,665 sq. miles |
Capital
|
Bismarck |
| Major
Products |
Barley, sunflowers,
flaxseed, durum, wheat, oil, gas, cattle |
| State
Motto |
Liberty and union,
now and forever, one and inseparable |