GC2VQ9J Welcome to Bismarck (Traditional Cache) in North Dakota, United States created by Blueirocguy

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A cache by Blueirocguy Message this owner

Hidden : 5/12/2011

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Before the arrival of white settlers, the region that is present-day central North Dakota was inhabited by the Mandan people. At a place once known as Missouri Crossing, the city that would become Bismarck was founded in 1872 and given the name Edwinton, in honor of Edwin Ferry Johnson (1803–1872), a distinguished civil engineer who was engineer-in-chief for the Northern Pacific Railway from June 1866 to November 1870. In 1873 the Northern Pacific Railway changed the city's name to Bismarck, after the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck, in an effort to attract German investment. However, the discovery of gold in the nearby Black Hills in 1874 was the first real stage for growth: Bismarck becoming a freight-shipping center at the end of the "Custer Route" from the Black Hills. Bismarck became the capital of the Dakota Territory in 1883 and of the state of North Dakota in 1889. The Bismarck area is also known as a winter campsite for the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806.

Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779. Bismarck was founded in 1872 and has been North Dakota's capital since it gained statehood in 1889.
Bismarck is situated on the east bank of the Missouri River, directly across the river from Mandan. The two cities make up the core of the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The North Dakota State Capitol, the tallest building in the state, towers over the central part of Bismarck. The state government employs more than 4,000 in the city. As a hub of retail and health care, Bismarck is the economic center of a large portion of south-central North Dakota and north-central South Dakota.

A quick grab cache on the south side of town. Watch out for muggles and have fun caching!