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By the new millennium, Bismarck had grown to more than 55,000 citizens. The tough retail trend that...

The 1980s opened with the recent completion of Gateway Mall and the expansion of the area’s largest shopping...

The 1970s were a time of major change for Bismarck. The decade would see the most development...

By 1960, the city had over 27,000 citizens, and its aging public facilities were becoming inadequate. Even...

Following World War II, Bismarck experienced significant growth and development. Its population nearly doubled from 1940 to...

The stock market crashed in October 1929, causing widespread economic chaos across the United States. To make...

The Fire of 1898 had wiped out a large portion of Bismarck, including most of its downtown....

We all have now grown accustomed to grocery shopping at Wal-Mart, but when the national retailer first...

Linda Slaughter established Bismarck’s first school in  September 1873 inside the Congressional Church, which was located on...

Because of its nature as a major railroad hub for the Northern Pacific Railway, the city that...

Early Retail Like all frontier towns, Bismarck’s original retail stores were small, independent retailers specializing in a...

Back to school for Bismarck Public Schools today, and I thought it’d be fun to take a...

Recent flooding has caused devastation across the state, and within Bismarck itself. It has left many in...