Ward County, North Dakota: History and Information

Ward County, North Dakota

Ward County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

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Named: named for Mark Ward (1844-1902) of Kimball, Brule County, South Dakota, chairman of the House committee on counties at that session.

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Created by the 1885 territorial legislature and named for Mark Ward (1844-1902) of Kimball, Brule County, South Dakota, chairman of the House committee on counties at that session. Government organized: November 23, 1885. County Seat: Burlington, 1885-1888, Minot, 1888-present.

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