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Prairie Knights Casino and Resort is a casino and lodge located near Fort Yates, North Dakota, on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation and about 50 miles (80 km) south of Bismarck-Mandan. [1] It is operated by the Standing Rock Indian Tribe. [ 2 ]
Across the Sheyenne River, ND 32 at the northern end of Lisbon 46°26′49″N 97°40′52″W / 46.446944°N 97.681111°W / 46.446944; -97.681111 ( Lisbon Lisbon
McVille was founded in 1906 after the railroad was established as a continuation from Aneta, North Dakota. McVille was founded by the McDougall family. The town was so named because many of the early residents in the area had last names starting with "Mc". The original town was a few miles away from its present location.
It has also been known as McKenzie Hotel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included two contributing buildings on 3.2 acres (1.3 ha). [1] The original part of the hotel was one of New England's first buildings, built in 1887. It was later expanded by William C. McKenzie. [2]
The first hotel, still operating at 865 North Military Highway in Norfolk, was built for $275,000. Its daily rate for rooms was $7 single, $9 double, and $11 for four. Tarbutton sold the chain, which had 306 locations, in 1983 for $836 million. He had begun to change the name on all locations to Econo Lodge in the latter 1970s.
The county terrain consists of rolling hills dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture. [5] The terrain slopes to the south and east, with its highest point near the midpoint of its north boundary line, at 1,545 ft (471 m) ASL. [6]
About 7 miles (11 km) to the southeast of this intersection, ND 15 passes through McVille and about 9 miles (14 km) east of McVille, the highway has a junction with ND 32. The Nelson- Grand Forks county line is 5 miles (8.0 km) east of this intersection. 12 miles (19 km) into Grand Forks County, ND 15 begins a concurrency with ND 18 .
Lewis and Clark Hotel, circa 1919. The building was built by Louis B. Hanna (1861–1948) who served as Governor of North Dakota (1913–1917). In 1916, he purchased and razed the Inter-Ocean Hotel in downtown Mandan and drew up plans for a new hotel building. The building was designed by Fargo-based architect William J. Gage (1891-1965). [3] [4]