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Early history of North Dakota, (1919) anexcellent history by the editor of the Bismarck Tribune; 645pp online edition; Lysengen, Janet Daley and Rathke, Ann M., eds. The Centennial Anthology of "North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains." (1996). 526 pp. articles from state history journal covering all major topics in the state's history
North Dakota (/ d ə ˈ k oʊ t ə / ⓘ də-KOH-tə) [5] is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south, and Montana to the west.
The region's climate and agricultural opportunities seemed relatively familiar to the immigrants, thus aiding in their adaptation. The city of Pembina, North Dakota is often credited as the starting point for Icelandic immigration to the U.S. [17] As with many immigrant groups, Icelanders in the U.S. established tight-knit communities. [18]
This phenomenon of rural-to-urban migration has occurred to some degree in most areas of the United States, but has been especially pronounced in the Great Plains states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Many Great Plains counties have lost more than 60 percent ...
Danish "folk schools," which focused more on learning outcomes than grades or diplomas, were operated primarily between the 1870s and 1930s in heavily Danish communities such as Racine, Wisconsin, Elk Horn, Iowa; Ashland, Michigan; West Denmark, Wisconsin; Nysted, Nebraska; Tyler, Minnesota; Viborg, South Dakota; Kenmare, North Dakota; and ...
During the late 19th century, a mass emigration of Ukrainians began. Settlement in North Dakota began with Belfield and then spread across Billings and McKenzie Counties. . Many of these immigrants began arriving by way of Winnipeg, Canada, in 1896, and came from several Ukrainian villages, including Boryshkivtsi [], Melnytsia-Podilska, and Okopy in Ternopil Oblast. [3]:
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Journal of American Ethnic History 33.3 (2014): 5–36. in JSTOR; Evjen, John O. Scandinavian Immigrants in New York 1630–1674 (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1972) Flom, George T. A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States: From the Earliest Beginning Down to the Year 1848 (Iowa City, 1909) Hoobler, Dorothy, and Thomas Hoobler.