Early in 1883, there was a good chance that Odessa ... If that had happened, Odessa likely would have remained the capital when North Dakota became a state in 1889. When the townsite was platted ...

who moved the capital in 1883. “He essentially helped steal the state territorial capital from Yankton, now in South Dakota, to Bismarck, now in North Dakota” says Porter. The capital grab ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Visitors to the North Dakota Capitol enter a spacious hall lined with portraits of the Peace Garden State's famous faces. But the gleaming gallery is nearly out of room.