Listings By Randy Hoffman (admin)

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    1873-1877: Railroad Arrives, New Name, Panic!

    In the year following its founding, 1873 marked several key developments for the fledgling town that were...
    01/22/2018
    Bismarck
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    Fort Abraham Lincoln (Fort McKeen)

    Fort Abraham Lincoln (originally Fort McKeen) was a pioneer military fort located at the confluence of the Heart and...
    01/22/2018
    Bismarck
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    Slaughter, Doctor Benjamin Franklin

    Doctor Benjamin Franklin Slaughter (1842-1896), who usually went by the nickname Ben or Frank, was the post...
    01/22/2018
    Bismarck
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    W.B. Shaw

    W.B. Shaw was a pioneering merchant who operated what was likely Bismarck’s first retail store… Shaw &...
    01/22/2018
    Bismarck
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    Carleton and Burleigh City

    Carleton and Burleigh City (AKA Burleighton) were early tent cities that were established in 1872 during the...
    01/22/2018
    Bismarck
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    Jerry Plants

    Jerry Plants was a pioneer Bismarck resident. He was the night watchman for the Northern Pacific Railroad...
    01/21/2018
    Bismarck
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    Quain, Fannie

    Doctor Fannie Almara (Dunn) Quain was a pioneering medical practitioner, and wife to Doctor Eric Quain – co-founder...
    01/20/2018
    Bismarck
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    John Dunn

    John Platt Dunn III was a pioneering Bismarck businessman and pharmacist, and father to the pioneering Doctor...
    01/20/2018
    Bismarck
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    Quain, Eric P.

    Doctor Eric Peer Quain (1870-1962) was a pioneering medical practitioner, and husband to Doctor Fannie Quain –...
    01/20/2018
    Bismarck
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    Asa Fisher

    Asa Fisher was a pioneering businessman, whose former residence served as the State Governor’s Mansion from 1893-1960. Fisher...
    01/19/2018
    Bismarck
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    John Wetherby

    John K. Wetherby was an early pioneer, lawyer, and real estate investor. Wetherby was the son of...
    01/19/2018
    Bismarck
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    George Flannery

    George Perry Flannery was a local pioneer. He is best known as a lawyer and for his...
    01/19/2018
    Bismarck