The revolutionary operation of Friedrich Hecker to achieve a German Republic was also called “Heckerzug“.

Zug = train or (military) campaign (most often: Feldzug)

STATE DATA

Abbreviation: ND

Nickname: Peace Garden State

Capital: Bismarck

Official language: None

State Motto: Liberty and Union - Serit ut alteri saeclo prosit = one sows for the benefit of another age

Admitted to Union: November 2^nd 1889 as the 39^th state

Population: about 758.000

German-Americans: more than 291.000 - about 47% - Biggest ethnic group in North Dakota!

THE STAR IN THE BANNER

REGIONAL-PARTNER

Regional German-American institutions

- Deutscher Club, Maddock

- Germans from Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck

- German Hungarian Lodge, Dickinson

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German fests/ events

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German Restaurants

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Stores specialized on German goods

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Towns with German Background

- Bismarck

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Additional information

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Literature about Germans here

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Additional state Symbols

State bird: Western meadowlark

State song: North Dakota Hymn

State flower: Wild prairie rose

State Tree: American elm

State fish: Northern pike

State horse: Nokota horse

State grass: Western wheat grass

State dance: Square dance

State fruit: Choke cherry

State beverage: Milk