"Wachter" Wikis

The 1898 Fire left much of Bismarck in ruin and forced the city to rebuild, propelling Bismarck...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bismarck’s Big Boy Restaurant (previously known as McDowell’s Big Boy) is an iconic fast food drive-through restaurant...

Bismarck is home to a diverse mix of educational institutions, including private and public. Numerous higher education...

The Bismarck Event Center (formerly Bismarck Civic Center) is a 10,100-capacity civic arena and exhibit center that hosts such...

Bismarck Parks and Recreation is the city’s official park system governing board. It was established as the...

The Flood of April 1952 was one of the worst floods ever seen in Bismarck when the...

Education has been an important consideration since the first days of Bismarck. Linda Slaughter, one of Bismarck’s...

Built in 2000, Horizon Middle School is the newest middle school building in Bismarck. Horizon replaced Hughes Middle...