"W.B. Shaw"

Bismarck’s First National Bank became established in 1879 when its founding members signed articles of incorporation at...

“Little Casino,” whose aliases also included Ida Lewis and Elizabeth McClelland, was a frontier entrepreneur and madam....

Bismarck was founded as the town of Edwinton in 1872 by the Northern Pacific Railway at the...

In the year following its founding, 1873 marked several key developments for the fledgling town that were...

W.B. Shaw was a pioneering merchant who operated what was likely Bismarck’s first retail store… Shaw &...

Asa Fisher was a pioneering businessman, whose former residence served as the State Governor’s Mansion from 1893-1960. Fisher...

The Shaw & Cathcart Co. was a pioneering dry goods and general store; likely Bismarck’s first retail store....