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| North Dakota Facts |
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Sitting Bull Burial State Historic Site located on the western edge of Fort Yates, North Dakota marks the original grave of the Hunkpapa Sioux leader. |
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Named after Henry D. Minot, a young entrepreneurial visionary from the east, the town of Minot, North Dakota was conceived in the late 1800s. With the impending arrival of the Great Northern Railroad the town site was actually selected in November of 1886. |
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North Dakota passed a bill in 1987 making English the official state language. |
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