| 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 |
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