August 9, 2022
 

"Capital in Farm Country" Walking Tour Scheduled in Bismarck

BISMARCK, ND – The “Capital in Farm Country” historic walking tour of downtown Bismarck will be held on Sunday, Aug. 14, at 10:30 a.m. This free tour begins at Camp Hancock State Historic Site, 101 E. Main Street, and ends at the Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, 320 E. Ave. B. It will include about a mile of walking and last about one hour. Hot dogs and ice cream will be served at the Former Governors’ Mansion after the tour. The event is being offered as part of the 150th anniversary celebration of Bismarck’s founding.

Now in its eighth year, the walking tour illustrates how today’s Bismarck has been a capital in farm country for 700 years, with the unbroken agricultural heritage stretching back to the early Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Indian nations. The tour winds past historic downtown locations including the old Northern Pacific Railway Depot, the Patterson Building, meeting points of the Nonpartisan League, Oscar Will’s seedhouse, “Bloody Fourth Street,” and more.

“Historic downtown buildings are being renovated and preserved, and businesses are thriving,” says Dana Morrison, tour coordinator and site supervisor for the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. “The ‘Capital in Farm Country’ tour shows the progression of how Bismarck became the bustling prairie city it is today.”

Camp Hancock and the Former Governors' Mansion are historic sites managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Camp Hancock summer hours are Friday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Former Governors' Mansion summer hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m. For more information, call 701.462.8535. For information on upcoming programs visit history.nd.gov/events.

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Dana Morrison, 701.462.8535

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