I will never defend any religion, priest or pastor if they do the unspeakable.  They need jailtime.  All of them.  

Lets not forget Clinton is accused of Rape.    

I say Jail time for all (or jailtime for none?)  

Of course not, they are above the law!  Besides, the so-called Holy Catholic Church has enough sinners to pay the victums.

Angie Dickinson (1931 - ) Famous American actress who is well-known for her role as Seargent Leann "Pepper" Anderson in Police Woman. Born in Kulm, ND

William H. Gass (1924 - ) Writer and philosopher. He wrote Omensetter's Luck and a book of short stories called In the Heart of the Heart of the Country. Born in Fargo, ND (no pic)

Peggy Lee (1920 - 2002) An American Jazz and Traditional Pop singer. She is also an Oscar nominated performer. Born in Jamestown, ND

Louis L'Amour (1908 - 1988) Author known for his vivid descriptions of frontier life. Born in Jamestown, ND

Fort Union.

Fort Union Trading Post was the principal fur-trading depot in the Upper Missouri River region from 1828 to 1867.

Fort Union Trading Post was established in 1828 by the American Fur Company. It was not a government or military post, but a business, established for the specific purpose of doing business with the northern plains tribes. This trade business continued until 1867 making it the longest lasting American fur trading post.

The fort had visits from various people who became well known during the fur trade period. Names like, George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, John James Audubon and prince Maximilian. Tribal leaders came from many of the nations that traded here at Fort Union as well. A variety of jobs by skilled workers made up many of the duties done at here.

The people, places and stories are a large part of the make up when looking at Fort Union during its historic period. With the help of local citizens and agencies, the site was acquired by the National Park Service in 1966. After three archaeological projects, reconstruction of the bourgeois house was completed in 1987, followed by the walls and bastions in 1989 and finishing the trade house in 1991.

Boston Custer served as Forage Master for the 7th Cavalry under his older brother G. Custer. 

On Jun 25th Boston was at the rear with the pack train.  Boston had heard that George Custer had requested ammunition, and for Benteens troops for an impending large battle.  Boston passed by Benteen's troops and joined Custer's main column as they moved in for attack.  If Boston had stayed with the pack train he would have most certainly servived.

Boston was killed on Last Stand Hill.  Like the others a marble marker rests approximately where the body was found.  Later exumed and burried at Woodland Cemetary , Monroe, Michigan.

Tom Custer

Tom Custer after the civil war was commishioned to the 7th Cavalry who served under his brother and rode to his death along side his brother George Armstrong Custer at The LIttle Big Horn. . 

Contrary to public belief, George Custer was not mutilated, however he was striped and laid in a semi sitting position with one arm over the top naked body of a stack of naked soldiers..  His hair was not long, to ride on the trail in long hair was more of an inconvenience.  He wore his hair short, and in pictures you can see that George Custer's hairline was recedeing.   It made for a very poor scalp.  It was not out of respect that GC's was not scalped.

Tom however, was mutilated and missing his heart.  It seems Tom himself had arrested "Rain-in-the-Face" for murder back at Ft Lincoln, but Rain-in-the-Face escaped vowing to eat his heart.

They may have died in Montana but the ride started out from here.

                               SITTING BULL'S GRAVES

Fort Yates, North Dakota vs. Mobridge, South Dakota

Sitting Bull was a pain-in-the-butt to the 19th century White Man. Neither North nor South Dakota wanted him while he was alive. However, attitudes have changed, and SB's progeny have acquired property and clout. Now Sitting Bull is prime real estate in the Dakotas, 110 years too late for him to appreciate it.

Two towns on either side of the Dakota border claim to have Sitting Bull's bones. Which to believe?

North Dakota site.

Fort Yates, North Dakota, has the sickle of history on their side. In 1890, Sitting Bull was "accidentally" shot in Fort Yates and he was buried near the spot. However, Fort Yates loses points for presentation. The dirt road leading to the grave site is marked by a sad, hand-painted sign nailed to a wooden post. It lists precariously toward a gully. The grave itself is at the far end of a small, dusty parking area. It's covered by a thick slab of concrete and a big rock. You will be the only one here, guaranteed - - if you can find it.

Is Sitting Bull still in this grave? Not according to the folks downriver in Mobridge, South Dakota.

Mobridge freely admits that they drove to Ft. Yates in 1953 and stole Sitting Bull's bones. They dug up the grave with a backhoe and scurried back across the border before Ft. Yates had finished breakfast. Ft. Yates snorts that all Mobridge got were some horse bones, or maybe the bones of a White Man (chuckle) who was buried on top (Sitting Bull, they say, was buried deep in quicklime so that he would rot quickly). Ft. Yates installed the slab of concrete and the big rock afterward, to ward off any other bonesnatching 'burgs.

Mobridge could care less. Whatever bones they got they encased in a steel vault embedded in a 20-ton block of concrete, then buried the whole thing on top of a very visible bluff overlooking the Missouri River. They built billboards directing tourists to the site and erected a granite pillar over it, topped by a seven-ton bust of Sitting Bull, executed by Mr. Designer Of South Dakota's Big But Will Never Be Finished Crazy Horse Mountain Face Statue Out By Mount Rushmore, Korczak Zoilkowski. Nyah-nyah, North Dakota.

The reason for this squabbling eludes us, since the Mobridge site is just as empty as the one in Fort Yates. But a dead celebrity is a dead celebrity. And the Dakotas ain't Hollywood.The reason for this squabbling eludes us, since the Mobridge site is just as empty as the one in Fort Yates. But a dead celebrity is a dead celebrity. And the Dakotas ain't Hollywood.

 
Sitting Bull's Grave, Mobridge, South Dakota.

A few years ago (5+/-)I was in North Dakota on business and had a Sunday to myself. There wasn't a lot to do in Fargo so I started driving west on interstate 94. I headed north at some point and came upon a very small town called Ayr. (About 20 miles from Fargo) It really was a non descript town and I was just going to turn around and leave. I turned the rental car left onto the next street I came to and thought I'd driven into the Twilight Zone. It was as if I'd entered a turn of the century town. There was an old gas station, one room school house, barber shop, fire station, general store, train station etc.

But they were all restored and in excellent condition. I parked my car and wandered around for a while when an older gentleman named Keith Johnson came out of a house, He had done all of this work himself. He bought the buildings and moved them to Ayr and restored them. It was a hobby for him. I'm guessing that he probably donated these buildings to the Frontier Village in Fargo by now...but if he didn't and they are still there in Ayr it's an amazing site to see. [Ray Gomes, 06/09/1999]

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World War II

Bloch, Orville Emil

Army

Big Falls, WI

Streeter, ND

NORTH DAKOTA MEDAL OF HONORS cont.

World War I

Bradley, Jr., Willis Winter

Navy

Ransomville, NY

North Dakota

**Smith, Fred E.

Army

Rockford, IL

Bartlett, ND

**Wold, Nels T.

Army

Winger, MN

Minnewaukan, ND

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Posted by kx viewer on Nov 29 2009 8:42AM
In Article: Interesting People and Facts of North Dakota.

 

17 Medals of Honor are Accredited to North Dakota

The last US ARMY Medal of Honor action occured on August 17, 1971 when Special Forces Lt. LOREN HAGEN of Fargo was killed in his moment of valor.

"For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity in Action At the Risk of Life Above and Beyond the Call of Duty"