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Wahpeton ( / ˈwɑːpɪtən / WAH-pit-ən) is a city in Richland County, in southeast North Dakota along the Bois de Sioux River at its confluence with the Otter Tail River, which forms the Red River of the North. Wahpeton is the county seat of Richland County. [5] The population was 8,007 at the 2020 census. [3] Wahpeton was founded in 1869 ...
The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation ( Dakota: Sisíthuŋwaŋ Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ oyáte [1] ), formerly Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe/Dakota Nation, is a federally recognized tribe comprising two bands and two subdivisions of the Isanti or Santee Dakota people. They are on the Lake Traverse Reservation in northeast South ...
English: Photograph of the Northern Pacific Depot in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Three men stand outside of the front of the station. A man sits in a wagon being pulled by two horses by the wide of the building. Railroad tracks, railroad cars, and other buildings in Wahpeton can be seen in the background.
swo-nsn.gov. The Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is the homeland of the federally recognized Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, a branch of the Santee Dakota group of Native Americans. Most of the reservation covers parts of five counties in northeastern South Dakota, while smaller parts are in two counties in southeastern North Dakota, United States.
The Wahpeton Hospital on Dakota Avenue in Wahpeton, North Dakota was built in 1911. It has Classical Revival architecture. [1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1983. [1]
Chahinkapa Zoo. / 46.2747; -96.598. Chahinkapa Zoo is an 29-acre (12 ha) zoo in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Opened in 1933 on land that had been purchased in 1903, it is the first zoo built in North Dakota. It is open May through October and by appointment during the winter. It features over 200 animals ranging from gibbons to Bengal tigers and ...
1861: Dakota Territory formed. 1889: North Dakota statehood. North Dakota was first settled by Native Americans several thousand years ago. The first Europeans explored the area in the 18th century establishing some limited trade with the natives. Much of the area was first organized by the United States as part of the Minnesota Territory and ...
NRHP reference No. 89002303 [1] Added to NRHP. January 26, 1990. The Leach Public Library in Wahpeton, North Dakota was built in 1923. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1] It was funded by Orrin Leach, who also served as Wahpeton's mayor. When his initial $25,000 contribution proved inadequate, he gave more funds.