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 ...

A 1981 publication now out of print espoused "Renovation of the Liberty Memorial Building for the North Dakota State Supreme Court." The 1883 Capitol, a hideous mish-mash slated for replacement ...

When North Dakota became a state in 1889 ... was established to choose the new site for the territorial capital and, on June 1, 1883, after 13 ballots, Bismarck was chosen. Another bill passed ...

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.