The Best Places to Visit in North Dakota
The Best Places to Visit in North Dakota
For a wild, outdoor adventure, North Dakota offers unspoiled wilderness and beautiful park lands. Of the lower 48 states, it is one of America's most scenic. Also known for haunted places stories, North Dakota seems to have the more friendly type of spirits. North Dakota's beauty inspired Theodore Roosevelt to establish the National Forest Service.As well as stunning scenery, the state presents a fascinating glimpse into the history and culture of the region through its museums and historic sites. Adventurers like Lewis and Clark, President Theodore Roosevelt, and Sakakawea have traveled these rugged lands before you and may even inspire you to make a mark on history too.
Pack up your hiking boots and head off on a North Dakota adventure. For many travelers, a trip to North Dakota conjures up images of snow, cold, and wide open spaces. Yet this is a place to unleash your inner explorer with exciting outdoor activities, and a wide variety of accommodations.
#1.Theodore Roosevelt National Park
#2.Frontier Village and the National Buffalo Museum
#3. Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
#4.Lake Sakakawea
#5.Scandinavian Heritage Park
#6.North Dakota Heritage Center
#7.Plains Art Museum
#8.Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
#9.Maah Daah Hey Trail
#10.Historic Bridges in Valley City
WATFORD CITY, ND
Watford City (Hidatsa: abaʔaruʔush),[6] founded in 1914, is the seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota in the United States.[7] The population was 1,744 at the 2010 census.[8]
The main offices of Frontier Energy Group, First International Bank and the headquarters of McKenzie Electric Cooperative are in Watford City. The local newspaper is the McKenzie County Farmer.
In 1913, a few prospective businessmen located on the townsite of the future Watford City in anticipation of the arrival of the first Great Northern Railroad train. The Northern Land and Townsite Company, a division of the Great Northern, platted the town and sold lots in June 1914. Building began immediately, and many businesses and homes were moved from Schafer, which eventually became a ghost town. Watford was incorporated in June 1915, and was named by Dr. Vaughan G. Morris (1879--1940) for his hometown of Watford, Ontario.[9][10] A year later the town added City to its name to differentiate itself from Wolford in Pierce County.[11]
The Great Northern planned to extend its line to New Rockford and in 1914 began building the Madson Grade, one of the longest dirt filled railroad grades in the country about a mile west of town. Two years later the grade was ninety feet high and nearly a mile long, but the project was abandoned shortly before the United States entered World War I.[9]
Village officers were elected in 1915, and they concerned themselves with such tasks as impounding stray horses and cattle, prohibiting swine and chickens from town, locating hitching posts, and removing hay stacks from Main Street.[9] The town had a band and baseball team from its founding. A school and several churches were also constructed almost immediately. During the Great Depression, a water and sanitary system was completed using labor mostly paid by the Public Works Administration.[9]
In 1940, Watford City won a hotly contested campaign for county seat, defeating Alexander and Arnegard and taking the prize from Schafer. At first there was difficulty finding suitable office space, and a recently constructed hospital was sold to the county for use as a courthouse. A new hospital was dedicated in 1952.
Sites of Interest:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Unit)
Maah Daah Hey Trail
McKenzie County Heritage Park
Long X Trading Post Visitor Center
Pioneer Museum of McKenzie County
Watford City tornado, North Dakota funnel, trailer park affected
Watford City tornado, North Dakota funnel, trailer park affected
Watford City (Hidatsa: abaʔaruʔush),[5] founded in 1914, is a city in and the county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States.[6] The population was 1,744 at the 2010 census.[7] and the Census Bureau gave the 2015 estimated population as 6,708, making Watford City the twelfth largest city in North Dakota. Because Watford City is part of the Bakken field, the North Dakota oil boom has significantly increased population and construction since the 2010 census.[8]
The main offices of Frontier Energy Group, First International Bank, and the headquarters of McKenzie Electric Cooperative are in Watford City. The local newspaper is the McKenzie County Farmer.travel,
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Watford City (Hidatsa: abaʔaruʔush),[6] founded in 1914, is the seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota in the United States.[7] The population was 1,744 at the 2010 census.[8] Because Watford City is part of the Bakken field, the North Dakota oil boom has significantly increased population and construction since the 2010 census.[9]
The main offices of Frontier Energy Group, First International Bank, and the headquarters of McKenzie Electric Cooperative are in Watford City. The local newspaper is the McKenzie County Farmer.
In 1913, a few prospective businessmen located on the townsite of the future Watford City in anticipation of the arrival of the first Great Northern Railroad train. The Northern Land and Townsite Company, a division of the Great Northern, platted the town and sold lots in June 1914. Building began immediately, and many businesses and homes were moved from Schafer, which eventually became a ghost town. Watford was incorporated in June 1915, and was named by Dr. Vaughan G. Morris (1879--1940) for his hometown of Watford, Ontario.[10][11] A year later the town added City to its name to differentiate itself from Wolford in Pierce County.[12]
The Great Northern planned to extend its line to New Rockford and in 1914 began building the Madson Grade, one of the longest dirt filled railroad grades in the country about a mile west of town. Two years later the grade was ninety feet high and nearly a mile long, but the project was abandoned shortly before the United States entered World War I.[10]
Village officers were elected in 1915, and they concerned themselves with such tasks as impounding stray horses and cattle, prohibiting swine and chickens from town, locating hitching posts, and removing hay stacks from Main Street.[10] The town had a band and baseball team from its founding. A school and several churches were also constructed almost immediately. During the Great Depression, a water and sanitary system was completed using labor mostly paid by the Public Works Administration.[10]
In 1940, Watford City won a hotly contested campaign for county seat, defeating Alexander and Arnegard and taking the prize from Schafer. At first there was difficulty finding suitable office space, and a recently constructed hospital was sold to the county for use as a courthouse. A new hospital was dedicated in 1952.
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