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Bicentennial Story #1-Somer's Speech 1861
Account of Jim Somer's speech to the Dakota territory legislature in 1861 about legalizing marriages between white men and Native Americans.
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Bicentennial Story #10-Sully's Address to Civ
General Alfred Sully's address to 200 immigrants at Fort Rice on July 18, 1964.
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Bicentennial Story #100-Christmas at Fort Mandan
Account of Christmas Day at Fort Mandan in 1804.
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Bicentennial Story #101-Hospital at Fort Mandan
Account of Fort Mandan's use as a hospital in 1804-1805.
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Bicentennial Story #102-Fort Mandan midwifery
Account of the birth of Sakakawea's son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, on February 11, 1805 at Fort Mandan.
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Bicentennial Story #103-York
Account of Indians reaction to York, servant of Meriwether Lewis.
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Bicentennial Story #104-Fort Mandan zoo
Description of the first zoo in North Dakota at Fort Mandan.
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Bicentennial Story #105-Lewis & Clark leave Fort Mandan
Account from Meriwether Lewis on the day they left Fort Mandan on April 7, 1805.
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Bicentennial Story #106-Sakakawea not a guide
Description of Sakakawea's role on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Bicentennial Story #107-Purpose of forts
Description of the purpose of the forts built in North Dakota.
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Bicentennial Story #108-Forts without stockades
Description of how forts were built.
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Bicentennial Story #109-Rats at the forts
Account of the number of rats that were in forts in Dakota Territory.
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Bicentennial Story #11-Heart River-July 24, 1864
General Alfred Sully and company camp along the Heart River 15 miles south of Antelope on July 24, 1864.
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Bicentennial Story #110-Orderly for Sheridan
Account of choosing who would be orderly for the day for General Phil Sheridan when he visited Fort Rice.
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Bicentennial Story #111-Scurvy at Fort Stevenson
Account of scurvy cases at Fort Stevenson and measures taken to reduce the number of cases.
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Bicentennial Story #112-Amputation-1876
Account of an amputation at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.
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Bicentennial Story #113-Slabtowns
Description of the slabtowns on the frontier army posts, quarters for enlisted men and their wives.
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Bicentennial Story #114-Maids at Fort Lincoln
Account of the difficulty to keep maids at Fort Abraham Lincoln.
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Bicentennial Story #115-Fort Stevenson desertions
Account of desertions of 2 prisoners from Fort Stevenson on December 11, 1867.
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