Niewoehner Funeral Home in Rugby, North Dakota has changed the skyline of Rugby with the construction of a 30 foot tower containing 13 bells. The largest bells, of which there are two, are 40 inches in diameter and weigh about 1,300 pounds each.
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The Lewis and Clark expedition encountered their first grizzly (brown) bears in North Dakota.
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Chartered in 1884 Jamestown College, North Dakota is the oldest independent college in the state.