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North Dakota Important Dates
Important Dates in North Dakota History
1803 - 1818 The United States acquired the southwestern half of North Dakota as part of the Louisiana Purchase from France. The northeastern half was acquired in 1818 by treaty with Britain.
1812 The first permanent white settlement in present-day North Dakota was made at Pembina, by Scottish pioneers from Canada.
1861 - 1868 The Dakota Territory was organized. Its boundaries were reduced to include the area of the two Dakotas of today when the Montana Territory was created in 1864 and the Wyoming Territory in 1868.
1863 Free land was offered under the first Homestead Act, but the Civil War and Indian Wars delayed settlement.
1871 White settlement began in earnest in northern Dakota when railroads reached the Red River from St. Paul and Duluth, Minnesota.
1878 - 1886 The eastern region was settled in the first Dakota boom era.
1889 The Dakota Territory was divided, and both North and South Dakota were admitted to the Union.
1898 - 1915 Additional lands were settled in a second Dakota boom. The peak year for new homesteads was 1906.
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