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NORTH DAKOTA
A GUIDE TO THE NORTHERN PRAIRIE STATE
AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES
NORTH DAKOTA
A GUIDE TO THE NORTHERN PRAIRIE STATE
Written by Workers of the Federal Writers' Project of theWorks Progress Administration for the State of North Dakota
Sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota
Illustrated
KNIGHT PRINTING COMPANY
Fargo, North Dakota
1938
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
Harry L. Hopkins, Administrator
Ellen S. Woodward, Assistant Administrator
Henry G. Alsberg, Director, Federal Writers' Project
FOREWORD
As Governor of the State of North Dakota, I amhappy to write the foreword to the first comprehensiveguidebook that has ever been written for thisState. Compiled by North Dakota writers, the publicationof this book has been made possible by meansof Federal and State funds. The importance of thisbook lies, not only in calling the attention of touristsand other outsiders to the picturesque scenery andthe places of historical significance in North Dakota;but in awakening the consciousness of North Dakotapeople to the historical, sociological, and cultural heritagewhich is theirs.
(Signed) William Langer,
Governor of North Dakota.
PREFACE
North Dakota: a Guide to the Northern Prairie State is somethingnew in this part of the country. For the first time NorthDakotans and their guests have a concise but comprehensive surveyof the State, which tells them what should be seen, and why, andhow. Our aim has been a book not only to be used in touring theState, but to be enjoyed by fireside travellers and all who woulddeepen their understanding of North Dakota.
As one of the volumes in the American Guide Series, writtenby the members of the Federal Writers' Project of the WorksProgress Administration, the North Dakota guide has more thanState significance, wide as this is. The National project was designedprimarily to give useful employment to needy writers andresearch workers; it has developed into a more ambitious undertaking.The American Guide Series, covering the forty-eight States,Puerto Rico, Alaska, and numerous cities and towns, is unrollinga unique and inspiring panorama of these United States with theirlively background and their vibrant present. The North Dakotaguide adds its contribution to the whole, giving the