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This partial list of city nicknames in North Dakota compiles the aliases, sobriquets, and slogans that cities in North Dakota are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
North Dakota ( / dəˈkoʊtə / ⓘ də-KOH-tə) [ 4] 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.
North Dakota: The Peace Garden State. ... The iconic Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota, so the state's nickname is "The Mount Rushmore State." Straightforward stuff, folks.
State nicknames: Roughrider State, Flickertail State, Peace Garden State. State mottos [3] Great Seal: Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable. Coat of arms: Strength from the Soil. Latin motto: Serit ut alteri saeclo prosit ( One sows for the benefit of another age) State song: "North Dakota Hymn". State dance: square dance.
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
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Bismarck, North Dakota. / 46.81417°N 100.76944°W / 46.81417; -100.76944. Bismarck ( / ˈbɪzmɑːrk /; from 1872 to 1873: Edwinton) is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. [8] It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo.