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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 528 

Commemorating the 125th anniversary of North Dakota’s Statehood. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 29, 2014 

Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. HEITKAMP) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 125th anniversary of North Dakota’s 

Statehood. 

Whereas the Dakota Territory was incorporated in 1861; 

Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt came to the Dakota 

Territory in 1883 to hunt and begin cattle ranching near 

Medora, North Dakota; 

Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt credited the fact he 

was elected President to the time he spent and the experiences he had in North Dakota; 

Whereas North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889; 

Whereas the population of North Dakota grew from 2,000 in 

1870 to 680,000 in 1930, and reached a State record of 

730,000 people in 2014; 


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Whereas the battleship USS NORTH DAKOTA, the first 

turbine-powered ship in the United States Navy, was 

launched in 1908; 

Whereas the North Dakota State flag, the regimental flag 

carried by the North Dakota Infantry in the SpanishAmerican War in 1898 and Philippine Island Insurrection in 1899, was designated in 1911; 

Whereas the Bank of North Dakota was established in 1919 

and the State mill and elevator began operating in 1922; 

Whereas, in 1932, the International Peace Garden was established on the border between North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba, a symbol of peace between 

the governments of the United States and Canada; 

Whereas, in 1949, the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial 

Park was dedicated, covering 3 areas of the badlands in 

western North Dakota; 

Whereas, in 1953, President Eisenhower dedicated the Garrison Dam, the fifth-largest earthen dam in the world, 

which created Lake Sakakawea, the third-largest manmade lake in the United States; 

Whereas North Dakota has a world-class system of higher 

education, which supports student development across a 

variety of fields, including aerospace, agriculture, architecture, education, engineering, law, medicine, and nursing; 

Whereas the USS NORTH DAKOTA, a Virginia-class submarine was christened in November 2013; 

Whereas North Dakota has had the lowest unemployment 

rate in the United States for over 5 years; 


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Whereas, in 2013, North Dakota was either 1st or 2nd in the 

United States in total agriculture production for 16 different commodities; 

Whereas North Dakota is the second largest producer of oil 

and gas in the United States; 

Whereas North Dakota produces over 1,000,000 barrels of oil 

each day; 

Whereas the economy of North Dakota has grown faster than 

the economy of all other States of the United States for 

4 consecutive years; 

Whereas the personal income of people in North Dakota is 

nearly 30 percent above the national average; 

Whereas, in 2012, exports from North Dakota topped 

$4,000,000,000; and 

Whereas the economy and communities of North Dakota has 

experienced unprecedented development, resulting in national recognition: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates— 

3 (A) the State of North Dakota on its 

4 125th anniversary; and 

5 (B) the people of North Dakota for their 

6 tremendous work and success in building the 

7 prosperity of current and future generations liv8 ing in the State; and 


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1 (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

2 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu3 tion to the Governor of North Dakota. 

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