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| North Dakota Facts |
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When Dakota Territory was created in 1861 it was named for the Dakota Indian tribe. Dakota is a Sioux word meaning friends or allies. |
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The Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba on the north, Minnesota on the east, South Dakota to the south, and Montana as its western neighbor border North Dakota. |
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The North Dakota State University research experiment station in Hettinger is the largest state owned sheep research center in the United States. |
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